young adult literature

Presents an introduction to using young adult literature in middle and high school classrooms, and presents a selection of young adult titles that build thematic links to classics such as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Great Expectations" that help to encourage students to become lifetime readers.

Profiles five hundred fiction and nonfiction books that will be interesting and motivating for boys, with entries organized by genre providing information on each book's plot, reading level, and author.

Presents the life and career of the African-American author who grew up listening to stories and who carries on the storytelling tradition in his numerous and award-winning books.

An international anthology that reflects the thoughts and feelings of young people as they leave home to make their own ways into the world.

"Read about Walter Dean Myer's life, his writing, and the awards he has received"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles one hundred books for young adults, providing bibliographic information, age levels, plot summaries, commentary, further reading lists, and lists of passages for "booktalks.".

Presents an annotated bibliography of over one thousand fiction and nonfiction books of interest to high school students, grouped in over thirty thematic chapters, with author, subject, and title indexes.

Contains one hundred reproducible lists of recommended books for teen readers, including fiction and nonfiction new titles and classics.

Presents a listing of over 11,000 fiction and non-fiction books, for teens in grades seven-through-ten, that have been favorably reviewed by leading review sources, each with a brief summary; covering sixty-eight major subject areas.

Provides a survey of some censorship cases and examines causes and reasons for the increase in censorship.