BISAC Subject Headings List
Young Adult Nonfiction
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Works of young adult nonfiction (ages 12-18; grades 7-12) should be assigned subjects in this section only. Collections containing both young adult nonfiction and young adult fiction may also be assigned subjects in the YOUNG ADULT FICTION section.
"Drama" and "Literary Criticism & Collections" subheadings for young adult works are found in this section.
Works of nonfiction intended for children (ages 0-11; preschool-grade 6) should be assigned subjects from the JUVENILE NONFICTION section.
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 NONFICTION section). Critical works intended for young adults should be assigned "YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections".
Use "YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Media Tie-In" when a new ISBN is created and this ISBN represents a work (or works) of nonfiction based on a movie or television show. It is recommended that when "YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Media Tie-In" is used, another subject be assigned as the primary subject.
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."
YAN000000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / General
YAN058000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Activism & Social Justice
YAN001000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Activity Books
YAN002000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers
YAN038110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / African American & Black
YAN003000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Animals / General
YAN003010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Animals / Animal Welfare
YAN003020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Animals / Birds
YAN003030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Animals / Marine Life
YAN004000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Architecture
YAN005000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / General
YAN005010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / Cartooning
YAN005020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / Drawing
YAN005030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / Fashion
YAN005040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / History
YAN005050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / Painting
YAN005060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / Sculpture
YAN005070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Art / Techniques
YAN038120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander
YAN006000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
YAN006010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art
YAN006020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional
YAN006030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
YAN006150 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / LGBTQ+
YAN006040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
YAN006050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Music
YAN006060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts
YAN006070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political
YAN006080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.)
YAN006090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Religious
YAN006100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
YAN006110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
YAN006120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
YAN006130 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation
YAN006140 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
YAN062000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biracial & Multiracial *
YAN008000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Books & Libraries
YAN009000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Boys & Men
YAN010000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Business & Economics
YAN011000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Careers
YAN012000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
YAN012010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography
YAN012020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / History
YAN012030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science & Nature
YAN012040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Social Topics
YAN013000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Computers / General
YAN013030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Computers / Coding & Programming
YAN013010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Computers / Entertainment & Games
YAN013020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Computers / Internet & Social Media
YAN013040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Computers / Software
YAN014000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Cooking & Food
YAN015000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Crafts & Hobbies
YAN016000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders
YAN051230 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Disabilities
YAN061000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Diversity & Multicultural
YAN017000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Drama
YAN018000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Topics)
YAN018010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Adoption
YAN018020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Alternative Family
YAN018080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Blended Families
YAN018030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce
YAN018040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational
YAN018050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
YAN018060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Parents
YAN018070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Siblings
YAN019000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Fashion
YAN063000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / First Nations *
YAN021000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Games & Activities / General
YAN021010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Games & Activities / Puzzles & Word Games
YAN021020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Games & Activities / Questions & Answers
YAN022000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Gardening
YAN023000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women
YAN024000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / General
YAN024010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Beauty & Grooming
YAN024020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diet & Nutrition
YAN024030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
YAN024040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Fitness & Exercise
YAN024050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Maturing
YAN024100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Mental Health
YAN024090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Mindfulness & Meditation
YAN024060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Physical Impairments
YAN024070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Safety
YAN024080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Sexuality & Pregnancy
YAN038130 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Hispanic & Latino
YAN025000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / General
YAN025010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Africa
YAN025020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Ancient
YAN025030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Asia
YAN025040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Australia & Oceania
YAN025050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Canada
YAN025060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Central & South America
YAN025070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Europe
YAN025080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery
YAN025090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Holocaust
YAN025100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Medieval
YAN025110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Mexico
YAN025120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Middle East
YAN025130 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars
YAN025140 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Modern
YAN025150 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Prehistoric
YAN025160 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Renaissance
YAN025170 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / General
YAN025180 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / State & Local
YAN025190 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
YAN025200 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
YAN025210 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
YAN025220 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
YAN025230 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 21st Century
YAN026000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Holidays & Celebrations
YAN027000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / House & Home
YAN028000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Humor
YAN038010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / General
YAN038170 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / Elders *
YAN038180 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / Family Life *
YAN038190 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / Health & Healing *
YAN038200 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / History *
YAN038210 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / Land-Based Knowledge *
YAN038220 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous / Reconciliation *
YAN038160 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island
YAN029000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Inspirational & Personal Growth
YAN064000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Inuit *
YAN030000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / General
YAN030010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Communication
YAN030020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Composition & Creative Writing
YAN030030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Grammar
YAN030040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Journal Writing
YAN030050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Vocabulary & Spelling
YAN020000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Study / General
YAN020010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Study / English as a Second Language
YAN020020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Study / French
YAN020040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Study / Indigenous Languages in the Americas *
YAN020030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Study / Spanish
YAN031000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Law & Crime
YAN032000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / LGBTQ+
YAN033000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections
YAN034000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Mathematics / General
YAN034010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Mathematics / Algebra
YAN034020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Mathematics / Geometry
YAN035000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Media Studies
YAN036000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Media Tie-In
YAN065000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Métis *
YAN038150 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Middle Eastern & Arab American
YAN037000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Music / General
YAN037010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Music / History
YAN037020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Music / Instruction & Study
YAN037030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Music / Popular
YAN037040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Music / Rap & Hip Hop
YAN037050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Music / Rock
YAN038140 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Native American
YAN059000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Neurodiversity
YAN007000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Paranormal & Supernatural
YAN039000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Performing Arts / General
YAN039010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Dance
YAN039020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Film
YAN039030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Television & Radio
YAN039040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals
YAN040000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Personal Finance
YAN041000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Philosophy
YAN042000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Photography
YAN038000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / General
YAN038020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Africa
YAN038030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Asia
YAN038040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Australia & Oceania
YAN038050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Canada
YAN038060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Caribbean & Latin America
YAN038070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Europe
YAN038080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Mexico
YAN038090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / Middle East
YAN038100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Places / United States
YAN043000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Poetry
YAN044000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Public Speaking & Presentation
YAN045000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Recycling & Green Living
YAN046000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Reference
YAN047000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / General
YAN047010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Agnosticism & Atheism
YAN047020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Biblical Stories & Studies
YAN047030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Buddhism
YAN047040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Christianity
YAN047050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Eastern
YAN047060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Hinduism
YAN047090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Indigenous / General *
YAN047100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Indigenous / Ceremony & Spiritual Practice *
YAN047110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Indigenous / Sacred Stories *
YAN047120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Indigenous / Scripture & Prayerbooks *
YAN047130 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Indigenous / Spirituality *
YAN047140 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Indigenous / Teachings & Traditions *
YAN047070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Islam
YAN047080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religion / Judaism
YAN048000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religious / Christian / General
YAN048010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religious / Christian / Dating
YAN048020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religious / Christian / Devotional & Prayer
YAN048030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religious / Christian / Family & Relationships
YAN048040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Religious / Christian / Inspirational
YAN049000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / School & Education
YAN050000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology)
YAN050010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology
YAN050020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy
YAN050030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology
YAN050040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Botany
YAN050050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry
YAN050060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters
YAN050070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences
YAN050080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
YAN050090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems
YAN050100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects
YAN050110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science
YAN050120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Physics
YAN050130 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology
YAN052000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / General
YAN052010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Archaeology
YAN052020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
YAN052030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
YAN052040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government
YAN052050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Psychology
YAN052060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology
YAN051000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / General (see also headings under Family)
YAN051010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Assimilation
YAN051020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Bullying
YAN051270 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights
YAN051030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Class Differences
YAN051280 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Compulsive Behavior
YAN051210 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Cutting & Self-Harm
YAN051040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Dating & Sex
YAN051050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Death, Grief, Bereavement
YAN051060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Depression & Mental Illness
YAN051070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
YAN051080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Eating Disorders & Body Image
YAN051090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emigration & Immigration
YAN051100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emotions & Feelings
YAN051110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Friendship
YAN051140 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Manners & Etiquette
YAN051150 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Peer Pressure
YAN051160 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Topics / Sexual Abuse)
YAN051120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Poverty & Homelessness
YAN051170 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Pregnancy
YAN051180 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism
YAN051190 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Runaways
YAN051200 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
YAN051220 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Sexual Abuse
YAN051240 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Suicide
YAN051250 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Values & Virtues
YAN051260 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Violence
YAN053000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General
YAN053010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball
YAN053020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball
YAN053030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Camping & Outdoor Activities
YAN053040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports
YAN053050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football
YAN053060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Hockey
YAN053070 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts
YAN053080 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports
YAN053090 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Olympics & Paralympics
YAN053100 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Soccer
YAN053110 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Track & Field
YAN053120 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports
YAN054000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Study Aids / General
YAN054010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Study Aids / Book Notes (see also STUDY AIDS / Book Notes)
YAN054020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Study Aids / Test Preparation
YAN055000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / General
YAN055010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
YAN055020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / Agriculture
YAN055030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / Electricity & Electronics
YAN055040 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions
YAN055050 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / Machinery & Tools
YAN055060 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Technology / Robotics
YAN056000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Transportation / General
YAN056010 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Transportation / Aviation
YAN056020 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
YAN056030 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Transportation / Cars & Trucks
YAN057000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Travel
YAN060000 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Volunteering
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