Genrefied Classics: A Guide to Reading Interests in Classic Literature

Rediscover the classics--and help readers do the same! The Count of Monte Cristo is a rip-roaring adventure. Pride and Prejudice is an endearing romance. Howard Fast's April Morning is fascinating historical fiction and a moving war story. The list goes on. The trick is to find the right book for the reader. Frolund's guide can help. By identifying the genre characteristics of more than 400 classic fiction works, and organizing titles according to those features, it helps readers find the types of books they enjoy; and it helps you promote classics to teen (and adult!) readers. Includes information on hundreds of film and audio versions and other adaptations, a chronology, and a grade-level index. Grade 9 through adult.

Tina Frolund is a librarian with the Las Vegas Clark County Library District, where she runs the District-wide Words on Wheels outreach program. She has also worked a children's librarian and a young adult librarian, and as a reference librarian in university and community college libraries. She is an active member of YALSA and a reviewer forVOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates.