Beginning with a history of young adult literature, this edition of Books for You offers high school students, teachers, and librarians a comprehensive annotated list of more than a thousand books. Thematically arranged chapters allow readers to explore topics through brief entries that include bibliographic information and informative summaries. This volume is an indispensable tool for advising readers and for developing collections. Indexes will assist readers looking for a particular author, book, or topic, and the appendixes provide a list of award-winning books, URLs for publishing houses, and titles of multicultural books.
411 pp. 2001. Grades 9–12. ISBN 0-8141-0372-3.
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