2024 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, Science and Nature

Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA (ALA)

172 Resources including
20 Videos
15 Book Readings
13 Lesson Plans
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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, and Nicole Neidhardt

25+ Resources3 Awards

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

20+ Resources

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

by Andrew Joseph White

20+ Resources4 Awards

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Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day

by Dan Nott

20+ Resources9 Awards

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Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality

by Eliot Schrefer and J.R. Zuckerberg

15+ Resources4 Awards

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Whalefall

by Daniel Kraus

15+ Resources1 Awards

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21, The: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

by Elizabeth Rusch

15+ Resources4 Awards

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Six, The: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

by Loren Grush

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

by Mary Roach

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Underworld, The: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

by Susan Casey

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Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future

by Mya-Rose Craig

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World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Fumi Nakamura

10+ Resources

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In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race

by Amy Cherrix

5+ Resources1 Awards

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Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults), The: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here

The Story of More (Adapted for Young Adults): How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here

by Hope Jahren

5+ Resources1 Awards

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Glowing Bunnies!?: Why We're Making Hybrids, Chimeras, and Clones

by Jeff Campbell

5+ Resources

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Guardian of Fukushima

by Fabien Grolleau and Ewen Blain

5+ Resources1 Awards

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Monster's Bones, The (Young Readers Edition): The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World

by David K. Randall

5+ Resources1 Awards

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X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender

by Eugenia Cheng

5+ Resources

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Sixth Extinction (Young Readers Adaptation), The: An Unnatural History

The Sixth Extinction (Young Readers Adaptation): An Unnatural History

by Elizabeth Kolbert

5+ Resources

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Exhalation: Stories

by Ted Chiang

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Immense World, An: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

by Ed Yong

5+ Resources

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About a Mountain

by John D'Agata

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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

by Michael Lewis

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Parrot and the Igloo, The: Climate and the Science of Denial

The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial

by David Lipsky

5+ Resources

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Song of the Cell, The: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

5+ Resources

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