Helbig, Alethea

Contains approximately 750 alphabetically arranged entries that provide plot summaries and critical assessments of 290 books for young adults that received major awards between 1997 and 2001, as well as information about their authors, characters, and settings.

Profiles five hundred children's books published between 1994 and 1999 that represent African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans, providing brief plot summaries, evaluations of style and cultural values, publication information, and age and grade levels.

Annotated bibliography of works of fiction, oral tradition, and poetry about African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Hispanic-Americans for children and young adults published from 1985 through 1993.

Contains annotated entries for retellings of myths and hero tales from a variety of non-European cultures written for children and young adults and published between 1985 and 1996.