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Essentials of Young Adult Literature

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I am a pre-service Secondary Education Major (English & History) and have been using this book for a class focusing upon Young Adult Literature. The lists themselves are reason enough to pickup this book! It is the perfect reference for someone who is new to or even well versed in young adult literature. This text also provides several sources for finding award winning literature for students of all reading levels. You will not be sorry for investing in such an excellent source!

Essentials of YA Literature has fulfilled my expectations: to get a concise yet thorough panorama on the fiel of YA lit. Useful for teachers and students of Children's Lit, it affords up-to-date information as well as suitable ways of categorizing the different kinds of books offered to this varied range of audience.
M.C.Thomson

This is a good reference book for school librarians and English teachers of grades 7-12. It gives concise points about using various kinds of literature with students, but even more valuable are the reference lists of books that have recently been published for young adults. I was disappointed that there were no pictures or graphics - since the price seemed high, I assumed it would be illustrated.