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More copies of this ISBNeBook editions500 Great Books for Teensby Anita Silvey
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:If you are looking for a book to give to a teenage reader, here's the reference you've been waiting for. Until now, there's been no accepted guide to what's good, bad, or indifferent in the flood of books coming off the presses in the hot new category of young-adult publishing. If it's true that you can't judge a book by its cover, it is especially true for teen books, as publishers take aim at a new class of readers. The books land on shelves without a history, and so there is no standard by which to judge them. Anita Silvey, one of the country's leading authorities on books for young people, has interviewed teenage readers all over the country and immersed herself in young-adult books, with an emphasis on books published in the last five years. The result is this invaluable and very readable guide for parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers, reading groups, and of course teens themselves. With its extended essays describing 500 selections, parents will quickly see what their teenagers are actually reading — and will be able to find good books to introduce them to. Teachers can spot excellent additions to summer reading lists. Booksellers can move customers from one favorite to a host of others in the same genre. Librarians can round out collections. Book groups — for adults, teens, or both — will have hundreds of new titles to consider. 500 Great Books for Teens is divided into twenty-one sections, including adventure and survival, politics and social history, horror, romance, war and conflict, fantasy, plays, graphic novels, poetry, memoir, and spirituality. Every section offers up classics, but the majority of titles are new. In "Beyond the 500," Silvey compiles anumber of useful lists, including books organized by geographic location and historical period, as well as recommended audio books. Synopsis:Thousands of books for teens are published every year, but until now no general reference has existed. Anita Silvey's book is the one everyone has been waiting for. Parents will see what their teenagers are actually reading and be able to lead them to the best of an overwhelming bunch. Teachers will spot excellent additions to summer reading lists. Booksellers will have a host of suggestions in every genre to offer their customers. Librarians can round out collections, teens can choose their own books, and both teen and mother-daughter book groups can make the best selections. 500 Great Books for Teens is divided into twenty-one sections, including adventure and survival, horror, graphic novels, humor, mystery, and poetry, each with additional reading lists. Silvey's cogent descriptions of the plot and essential style of each book make it exceptionally easy for anyone to decide whether a book will appeal to a specific teen reader. The books are also grouped by geographic area and time period because teachers often assign book reports this way. Sixty of the best audio books are also listed. Synopsis:"500 Great Books for Teens" is divided into 21 sections, including adventure and survival, horror, graphic novels, humor, mystery, and poetry, each with additional reading lists. About the AuthorSilvey has worked in the field of children's books for more than 30 years, writing, publishing books, and evaluating children's literature. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction xi ADVENTURE AND SURVIVAL • 1 AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR • 14 EDGY, TRENDSETTING NOVELS • 28 FANTASY • 46 GRAPHIC NOVELS • 70 HISTORICAL FICTION • 79 HORROR, GHOSTS, GOTHIC • 108 HUMOR • 121 INFORMATION • 139 MANY CULTURES, MANY REALITIES • 159 MYSTERY AND THRILLER • 174 PLAYS • 193 POETRY AND POETIC NOVELS • 203 POLITICS AND SOCIAL CONSCIENCE • 216 REALISTIC FICTION • 227 RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY • 244 ROMANCE • 257 SCIENCE FICTION • 277 SHORT STORIES • 303 SPORTS • 315 WAR AND CONFLICT • 325 Beyond the 500: Additional Titles of Interest 341 Books by Geographic Location 353 Books by Historical Time Line 367 Recommended Audio Books 375 Index 379 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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