Teen Genreflecting serves as a guide to contemporary teen fiction, encompassing every genre and format including graphic novels, scrapbook-formatted books, verse novels, historical fiction, speculative fiction, contemporary realistic fiction, and more.
Sarah Flowers and Samuel Stavole-Carter (May 2020) Libraries Unlimited.
This valuable guide advises teachers and librarians how to use novels in verse in functional, hands-on ways with teens, including reluctant readers.
Lisa Krok (February 2020) Libraries Unlimited.
This book explores how mental illness is portrayed in 21st-century young adult fiction and how selected works can help teachers, librarians, and mental health professionals to more effectively address the needs of students combating mental illness.
Kia Jane Richmond (December 2018) Libraries Unlimited.
A must-have resource for librarians, teachers, and parents on the popular and growing area of teen nonfiction—a genre now mandated by the Common Core Standards.
Elizabeth Fraser (October 2012) Libraries Unlimited.
Covering over 500 titles, both classics and newer publications, this book describes what titles are about and why teens would want to read them.
Elizabeth Fraser (March 2020) Libraries Unlimited.
This unique guide offers fresh insights on how graphic novels and comics differ from traditional books and require different treatment in the library—from purchasing, shelving, and cataloging to readers' advisory services, programs, and curriculum.
Jack Phoenix (February 2020) Libraries Unlimited.
This invaluable guide enables librarians as well as patrons and teachers to identify the best books for high school readers out of the thousands published each year.
Catherine Barr (October 2013) Libraries Unlimited.
Help maximize your existing collection with this browsable volume containing titles that serve double-duty with their appeal to both teens and adults and cover genres spanning crime novels, romance, horror, science fiction, and more.
Jessica E. Moyer, editor (October 2016) Libraries Unlimited.
By incorporating FanFiction into teen services, librarians will not only broaden the relevancy of their spaces as destinations of collaborative programming and learning but also will give deeper meaning to their collection and literacy events.
Samantha C. Helmick and Jen Koch (June 2020) Libraries Unlimited.
Librarians who work with readers will find this well-loved guide to be a treasure trove of information. With descriptive annotations of thousands of genre titles mapped by genre and subgenre, this is the readers' advisor's go-to reference.
Diana Tixier Herald and Samuel Stavole-Carter (May 2019).
Identifying outstanding fiction and nonfiction titles, this practical book allows educators to find engaging books for students in grades six to nine that will help turn them into lifelong readers and learners.
Catherine Barr (October 2013) Libraries Unlimited.
Many of these resources and programs are funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.