young adult literature

Profiles one hundred critically acclaimed and popular young adult novels spanning thirty years, grouped by genre, providing character lists, plot summaries, background on the works and authors, brief information on themes and subjects, and lists of passages for booktalking.

Contains articles on writers whose works are popular with young adults, including contemporary authors, such as Francesca Lia Block and Maya Angelou, and classic authors, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Louisa May Alcott.

A resource book featuring updated and expanded Booklist bibliographies on specific ethnic groups and culture issues with substantive original essays on related topics.

Presents descriptions of over 1,500 fiction titles that may be of interest to teens, most published since the mid-1990s, grouped in the categories of issues, contemporary life, adventure, mystery and suspense, fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, historical, multicultural, Christian, and alternative formats.

Presents twenty-two stories of interest to readers ages fifteen to twenty-five, originally published in magazines, newspapers, and zines in 2001, selected for inclusion by editor Dave Eggers, and includes contributors' notes.

Gives a history of the Best books for young adults annual lists and a complete listing of the best books from 1966 to 1999.

Explores the inner workings of L'Engle's essential novels and the connections between her life and fiction.

Discusses the life and work of the well-known author of award-winning young adult literature who grew up in Harlem as a foster child and struggled with his identity as an African American writer.

A one-volume short-entry encyclopedia containing information about the characters, plots, authors, and other topics found in classic and contemporary books for young readers. Includes photographs.