This is a core collection for young adults, not a core collection of young adult books. It is not just a matter of semantics. It's a shift in thinking about who drives collection development and the role, in particular in a public library, of the young adult librarian.
Offers teachers practical advice on how they can entice reluctant readers, with tips for finding interesting reading materials, helping students relate to stories, and introducing them to different genres.
Seventeen-year-old Christy, sad since her father's death, ignored by her mother, and abused by her drug-dealing half-brother, finds friends who help her learn to stand up for herself and move past the old hurts and fears that are keeping her down.
Sixteen-year-old Johanna, one of the best students in her class, develops a passionate attachment for troubled seventeen-year-old Paul and finds her plans for the future changing in unexpected ways.
Plagued with her mother's bad judgment in choosing boyfriends, fifteen-year-old Danielle is in denial about her boyfriend Reid, but when her best friend Ashley convinces Danielle to go on a road trip away from the mess of her life Danielle finds herself driving across Michigan in a stolen car.
Fifteen-year-old Mick recalls a series of betrayals and other life-changing events at home, school, and during the break-up with his girlfriend, and considers how those troubles led to his arrest for murder.
Seventeen-year-old Christy, sad since her father's death, ignored by her mother, and abused by her drug-dealing half-brother, finds friends who help her learn to stand up for herself and move past the old hurts and fears that are keeping her down.
best practices for serving young adults in school and public libraries
Jones, Patrick
2001
Discusses customer service principles as they apply to young adult library services and suggests specific strategies that can be used to provide young adult library users with world-class customer service.
An outcast in a school full of jocks, sixteen-year-old Bret struggles to keep his individuality through his interest in drama and music, while trying to reconnect with his father.
