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Offers advice on how to choose books for children, and features essays about various genres of children's books, each followed by an annotated bibliography of recommended titles.

"Covering over 500 titles, both classics and newer publications, this book describes what titles are about and why teens would want to read them"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the influence of religion on legislation and society, while examining the alignment of the religious right with the political right.

Discusses the ways that boys read, suggests ways to encourage boys to be readers, and recommends both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats and genres that will appeal to emerging, developing, and maturing male readers.

A collection of 100 essays by leading horror writers nominating their own choices for the best books in the genre.

Describes practical programs that young adult librarians, school librarians, and adult and young adult services staff can use to introduce children and young adults to a variety of cultures; providing specifics on scheduling, budgets, and age-group requirements; and detailing how to set up an event that focuses on a specific culture.

An annotated bibliography of over five hundred titles recommended for young adults for whom English is a second language; organized by topic, and indexed by author, title, subject, and ethnic group.

Provides information and tools for librarians to guide library patrons to street literature, including a historical timeline, themes, subgenres, and teen-friendly street lit.

Presents alphabetized biographical and critical profiles of over sixty African-American dramatists from the nineteenth century through the early twenty-first, such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright.