young adult literature, american

A collection of winning entries on the many aspects of love by fourteen to eighteen-year-olds.

Eighty-nine notable American and English authors of books for young adults describe their life and work. Entry for each author includes the author's photograph.

A guide for librarians containing profiles of twenty young adult books that are often challenged by parents, presenting plot summaries, lists of reviews, and discussions of each book's controversial issues. Also provides the ALA Library Bill of Rights and explains how to write a book rationale.

Provides lists of titles that may be of interest to teens who read genre fiction, selected from the works of authors who are popular with teenagers in the 1990s or whose books fit into the frequently requested genre types of historical novels, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, contemporary, and romance.

Presents thematic units based on award-winning young adult novels, keeping in mind the theory of multiple intelligences and how it applies to curriculum design and assessment approaches.

Presents biographical information about 100 authors who write for junior high and high school aged readers, with commentary on the writer's better known books, critical analyses, and bibliographies.