Tamora Pierce has a large following of teen and adult readers, who savor her fantasy novels with strong female characters. This volume provides her readers and fans with additional insights into her l
Vibrant, dynamic teen book clubs--the kind teens eagerly anticipate and attend session after session--are teen-centered. With innovative, pragmatic ideas that will attract and retain teen readers, th
This guide to approximately 1,000 fantasy titles helps you advise fantasy readers, find fantasy read-alikes, and learn more about the genre and its fans.
This versatile new title will make it easy to explore the science fiction genre and find exactly what you are looking for. There is something for everyone-from true classics, space opera, aliens, and
Young adult (or YA) literature and publishing are not simply flourishing. They represent perhaps the fastest-growing field of all. With graphic novels and so-called crossover works like the Harry Potter series selling in the tens of millions, the field of YA literature is one of the most dynamic and exciting in the U.S. and Canada. YA is increasingly an international phenomenon as well.The Continuum Encyclopedia of Young Adult Literature is the only reference guide to this phenomenon in any language. It is a collaborative effort by 200 authorities who contribute some 650 original, signed entries. These key contributors include: Michael Cart, Ken Donelson, Danny Fingeroth Ted Hipple, Teri Lesesne, Alleen Nilsen, Hazel Rochman, Stephanie Svirin, and many others. (Some are subjects of entries themselves.)Among the authors and educators written about are: Judy Blume, Robert Cormier, Chris Crutcher, Will Eisner, James Cross Giblin, Karen Hesse, S. E. Hinton, Robert Lipsyte, Lois Lowry, Lind
