ALA Best Book for Young Adults
E1154856
UNEXPLORED
ALA Best Book for Young Adults is an American Library Association recognition given to outstanding books that are considered especially appealing and suitable for teenage readers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALA Best Book for Young Adults canonical | 3 |
| ALA Best Books for Young Adults | 1 |
| American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15390664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALA Best Book for Young Adults Context triple: [The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, awarded, ALA Best Book for Young Adults]
-
A.
New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is an annual literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by emerging writers aged 35 or younger.
-
B.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works written for children and young adults.
-
C.
Printz Award
The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
-
D.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes that honors outstanding works of fiction or nonfiction written for young adult readers.
-
E.
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALA Best Book for Young Adults Target entity description: ALA Best Book for Young Adults is an American Library Association recognition given to outstanding books that are considered especially appealing and suitable for teenage readers.
-
A.
New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is an annual literary prize honoring outstanding works of fiction by emerging writers aged 35 or younger.
-
B.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works written for children and young adults.
-
C.
Printz Award
The Printz Award is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing excellence in young adult literature.
-
D.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes that honors outstanding works of fiction or nonfiction written for young adult readers.
-
E.
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is a science fiction and fantasy literary award recognizing outstanding YA works, presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ALA Best Book for Young Adults
subject linked to:
Looking for Alaska (novel)
linked to: ALA Best Book for Young Adults