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Reviews more than 1800 classic and contemporary young adult books, identifies teenagers' interests and best book selections, and provides guidelines for creating reading lists of both young adult and suitable adult literature.
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Since the first edition's release in 1994, Best Books for Young Adults has become an essential resource for both library media centers and language arts classrooms. With so many outstanding new titles for older teens now being published, this update will prove both timely and useful. The core of the book is the 25 bibliographies of best books chosen from 1966 through 1999, which have been compiled by Carter with help from former Booklist books for youth editor Sally Estes, and Linda Waddle, deputy executive director of YALSA. The author-by-author, year-by-year, and topic-by-topic lists of exceptional books include a one-sentence plot synopsis after each title, and are formatted for easy reproduction as handouts or flyers (permission to copy is granted for nonprofit educational purposes). In the topical section, categories such as "Not Quite Human" and "The Writing Life" go beyond expected YA genre reading, and a thorough index makes every entry easy to find. The introductory essays are also enlightening, especially Carter's fresh look at trends in young adult publishing. Roger Leslie
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"This necessary buy for all public and high school libraries is a welcome addition to young adult services' literature." "A treasure trove for anyone who works with teens and young adult literature, this resource will be well-thumbed in readers' advisory situations and YA collection development... [This] authoritative and practical tool enhances the work of any public or school librarian or teacher who brings teens and books together, and it also belongs in every adolescent literature education program." "In this completely revised edition, Carter and the Young Library Services Association offer insights and guidance that will help you to direct contemporary young readers through the vast and everchanging world of young adult literature." ..".up-to-date, useful, annotated succinctly, and arranged helpfully, with entries organized in thematic sub-lists and by authors as well as by year of selection..."
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- PublisherAmer Library Assn
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 083893501X
- ISBN 13 9780838935019
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages229
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