BISAC Subject Headings List
Young Adult Fiction
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Works of young adult fiction (ages 12-18; grades 7-12) should be assigned subjects in this section only. Collections containing both young adult fiction and young adult nonfiction may also be assigned subjects in the YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION section.
Works of fiction intended for children (ages 0-11; preschool-grade 6) should be assigned subjects from the JUVENILE FICTION
Critical works intended for adults should be assigned "LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature" and any other subjects needed in the LITERARY CRITICISM section (and should not be assigned any subjects in the YOUNG ADULT FICTION section). Critical works intended for young adults should be assigned "YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections".
Use "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In" when a new ISBN is created and this ISBN represents one of the following:
- a work (or works) of fiction re-issued because of a movie/television show
- a novelization of a movie
- a novelization (or collection of stories) based on an episode (or episodes) of a television show
- an original story (or collection of stories) using characters or settings from (or based on) a movie/television show
Existing ISBNs that become the basis for a movie or television show do not have to be re-coded. It is recommended that when "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In" is used, another subject be assigned as the primary subject.
"YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Own Voices" is intended for works where the main characters(s) are from a marginalized, minority, or under-represented group and where the author is a member of the group being written about
Use subjects containing the literal "Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island" for works about Indigenous people in Canada. Turtle Island is a name for Earth or North America, preferred by some Indigenous peoples. The name is based on a common North American Indigenous creation story and in some cultures is synonymous with "North America."
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YAF000000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General |
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YAF001000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General |
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YAF001010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates |
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YAF001020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories |
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YAF071000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Alternative History |
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YAF002000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / General |
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YAF002010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Horses |
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YAF002020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Marine Life |
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YAF002030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Mythical Creatures |
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YAF002040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Pets |
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YAF004000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Art |
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YAF005000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Biographical |
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YAF006000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Books & Libraries |
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YAF007000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men |
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YAF008000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Careers, Occupations, Internships |
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YAF009000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics |
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YAF072000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Clean & Nonviolent |
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YAF010000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General |
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YAF010050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure |
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YAF010060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Classic Adaptation |
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YAF010070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Coming of Age |
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YAF010180 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural |
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YAF010080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Dystopian |
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YAF010090 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology |
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YAF010100 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy |
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YAF010110 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical |
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YAF010120 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror |
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YAF010130 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous |
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YAF010140 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / LGBTQ+ |
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YAF035000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Light Novel |
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YAF010010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga |
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YAF010020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In |
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YAF010150 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery & Detective |
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YAF010160 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Paranormal |
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YAF010170 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Romance |
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YAF010030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction |
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YAF010040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes |
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YAF011000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age |
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YAF012000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Computers & Digital Media |
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YAF013000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Cooking & Food |
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YAF058070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disabilities |
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YAF014000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural |
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YAF015000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian |
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YAF016000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Epistolary (Letters & Diaries) |
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YAF017000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General |
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YAF017010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations |
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YAF017020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies |
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YAF017030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic |
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YAF018000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes) |
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YAF018010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Adoption |
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YAF018020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Alternative Family |
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YAF018080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Blended Families |
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YAF018030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce |
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YAF018040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Multigenerational |
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YAF018050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes |
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YAF018060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Parents |
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YAF018070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings |
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YAF019000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General |
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YAF019010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary |
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YAF019020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy |
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YAF019030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic |
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YAF019040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Historical |
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YAF019060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance |
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YAF019050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Wizards & Witches |
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YAF020000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fashion & Beauty |
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YAF021000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Ghost Stories |
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YAF022000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women |
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YAF023000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Health & Daily Living / General |
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YAF023010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries |
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YAF024000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General |
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YAF024010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Africa |
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YAF024020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Ancient Civilizations |
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YAF024030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Asia |
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YAF024040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Canada |
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YAF024050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe |
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YAF024060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery |
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YAF024070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Holocaust |
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YAF024080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Medieval |
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YAF024090 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Middle East |
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YAF024100 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars |
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YAF024110 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Prehistory |
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YAF024120 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Renaissance |
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YAF024130 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / General |
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YAF024140 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
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YAF024150 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century |
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YAF024160 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
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YAF024170 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century |
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YAF024180 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 21st Century |
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YAF025000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations |
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YAF026000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror |
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YAF027000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General |
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YAF027010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / Black Comedy |
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YAF028000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Interactive Adventures |
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YAF029000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime |
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YAF030000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General |
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YAF030010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian |
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YAF030020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman |
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YAF031000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ |
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YAF032000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life |
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YAF033000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life |
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YAF034000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life |
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YAF036000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Literary |
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YAF037000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Loners & Outcasts |
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YAF038000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Magical Realism |
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YAF039000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In |
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YAF040000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mermaids & Mermen |
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YAF041000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Monsters |
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YAF042000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories |
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YAF074000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Neurodiversity |
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YAF044000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Novels in Verse |
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YAF073000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Own Voices |
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YAF045000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural |
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YAF046000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / General |
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YAF046020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Africa |
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YAF046030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Asia |
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YAF046040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Australia & Oceania |
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YAF046050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Canada |
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YAF046060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America |
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YAF046070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Europe |
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YAF046010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Indigenous |
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YAF046170 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island * |
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YAF046080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Mexico |
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YAF046090 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Middle East |
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YAF046100 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Polar Regions |
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YAF046110 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / General |
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YAF046120 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black |
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YAF046130 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Asian American & Pacific Islander |
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YAF046140 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino |
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YAF046160 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Middle Eastern & Arab American |
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YAF046150 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American |
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YAF047000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / General |
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YAF047010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance |
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YAF047020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Film |
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YAF047030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Music |
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YAF047040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Television & Radio |
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YAF047050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals |
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YAF048000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Poetry |
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YAF049000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Politics & Government |
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YAF050000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Recycling & Green Living |
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YAF051000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / General |
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YAF051010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Agnostic & Atheist |
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YAF051020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Buddhist |
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YAF051030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / General |
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YAF051040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Action & Adventure |
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YAF051050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Comics & Graphic Novels |
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YAF051060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Fantasy |
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YAF051070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Historical |
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YAF051080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Mysteries & Detective Stories |
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YAF051090 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Relationships |
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YAF051100 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Science Fiction |
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YAF051110 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Social Issues |
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YAF051120 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Hindu |
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YAF051130 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Jewish |
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YAF051140 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Muslim |
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YAF052000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General |
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YAF052010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Clean & Wholesome |
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YAF052020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary |
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YAF052030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical |
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YAF052040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ |
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YAF052070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial |
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YAF052050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Paranormal |
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YAF052060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy |
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YAF053000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Royalty |
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YAF027020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Satire |
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YAF054000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / General |
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YAF054010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / Boarding School & Prep School |
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YAF054020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / College & University |
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YAF043000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals) |
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YAF043010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment |
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YAF056000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / General |
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YAF056010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact |
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YAF003000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic |
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YAF056030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Romance |
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YAF056020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera |
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YAF063000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel |
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YAF057000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Short Stories, Collections & Anthologies |
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YAF058000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / General (see also headings under Family) |
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YAF058280 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Activism & Social Justice |
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YAF058010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Assimilation |
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YAF058020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying |
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YAF058030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences |
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YAF058230 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Cutting & Self-Harm |
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YAF058040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex |
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YAF058050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement |
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YAF058060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Depression |
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YAF058080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse |
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YAF058090 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Eating Disorders & Body Image |
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YAF058100 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration |
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YAF058110 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings |
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YAF058120 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship |
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YAF058140 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Mental Illness |
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YAF058150 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience |
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YAF058160 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Peer Pressure |
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YAF058170 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse) |
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YAF058130 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness |
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YAF058180 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Pregnancy |
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YAF058190 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism |
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YAF058200 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith |
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YAF058210 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Runaways |
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YAF058220 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance |
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YAF058240 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse |
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YAF058250 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Suicide |
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YAF058260 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues |
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YAF058270 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Violence |
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YAF059000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General |
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YAF059010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball |
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YAF059020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball |
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YAF059030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Camping & Outdoor Activities |
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YAF059040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Equestrian |
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YAF059050 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports |
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YAF059060 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football |
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YAF059070 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Gymnastics |
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YAF059080 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Hockey |
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YAF059090 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts |
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YAF059100 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Skateboarding |
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YAF059110 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Soccer |
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YAF059120 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Track & Field |
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YAF059130 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports |
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YAF059140 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports |
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YAF060000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Steampunk |
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YAF061000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Superheroes |
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YAF055000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Technology |
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YAF062000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General |
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YAF062010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Crime |
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YAF062020 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Espionage |
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YAF062030 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Psychological |
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YAF062040 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Supernatural |
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YAF064000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Travel & Transportation / General |
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YAF064010 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Travel & Transportation / Car & Road Trips |
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YAF075000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Urban & Street Lit * |
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YAF065000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Vampires |
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YAF066000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical |
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YAF067000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / War & Military |
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YAF068000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Werewolves & Shifters |
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YAF069000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Westerns |
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YAF070000 |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Zombies |
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