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This book is for the LIS instructor who is looking for something that combines the literature with the practical in teaching courses in materials for children and young adults for an audience of school and public children's librarians. It provides an activity oriented survey of young adult literature for undergraduate and graduate students seeking licensure and degrees leading to careers working with young adults in school and public libraries. Actions that teachers, librarians, young adults, and students of library science may choose for involving themselves in literature are embedded in a genre approach.

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9781591585558

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<p>. . . an easy-to-use textbook for young adult librarians and those studying in the field. This book will aid those working with teens and pre-teens to find the books that will suit them on any given subject. Chance offers popular titles in the given genres as well as professional resources to guide librarians as they make referrals and build their own collections. The book is divided clearly into individual sections, first introducing readers to young adults and their literature then moving on through various types of material, including magazines, manga, fiction, and nonfiction. Each section offers practical advice in material selection as well as how to promote and use literature wherever there are potential young adult readers. The textbook includes a long list of professional references of various formats; there is also a comprehensive index at the end. This is one of many books on young adult literature. For the library or librarian needing a book on how to purchase and unders

<p>. . . an easy-to-use textbook for young adult librarians and those studying in the field. This book will aid those working with teens and pre-teens to find the books that will suit them on any given subject. Chance offers popular titles in the given genres as well as professional resources to guide librarians as they make referrals and build their own collections. The book is divided clearly into individual sections, first introducing readers to young adults and their literature then moving on through various types of material, including magazines, manga, fiction, and nonfiction. Each section offers practical advice in material selection as well as how to promote and use literature wherever there are potential young adult readers. The textbook includes a long list of professional references of various formats; there is also a comprehensive index at the end. This is one of many books on young adult literature. For the library or librarian needing a book on how to purchase and understand young adult literature then this is a good place to start. - <p>ARBA

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Rosemary Chance is assistant professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University.

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