Presents the best resources on children's and young adult literature. The author, a respected authority in this field, has carefully evaluated English-language print and nonprint materials and compil
This resource helps librarians and teachers select and recommend titles that depict the diversity of the modern family in contemporary literature for readers in grades four through nine. After an over
Everything you need to create compelling booktalks featuring outstanding young adult novels that are mainstays in library collections. For each of the 100 titles selected, there is background informa
Award-winning author and literature expert John T. Gillespie and author Corrine Naden treat you to lively and detailed commentary on 100 of the most recent, popular, and often-read books for young adu
This guide to the Newbery and Printz awards for children's and young adult literature provides information on each year's winners and honor books and on the awards themselves. For each award-winning b
A major renaissance in Japanese theater occurred in the 1960s. During this period, the implications of Japan's prewar actions as well as its postwar materialistic course were interrogated with fierce