Title
Best books for high school readers : grades 9-12 / Catherine Barr and John T. Gillespie.
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
9781591585763 (alk. paper)
1591585767 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2009.
Language
English
Description
xix, 1075 p. ; 26 cm.
Call Number
Z1037 .G4816 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
011.62
Summary
This thematic work is a state-of-the-art reading guide and selection tool for fiction and nonfiction teen reading material, enabling you to thoroughly evaluate your literature collection and create theme-based and genre-oriented reading lists for curriculum-related and recreational reading. Entries cover more than 12,000 titles in print as of the end of October 2008, most of which have been recommended in at least two sources. Entries include annotations with succinct plot summaries, ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations.
Note
Gillespie's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Series
Children's and young adult literature reference series.
Major subjects arranged alphabetically
Literary forms
Literary history and criticism
Language and communication
Biography, memoirs, etc.
The arts and entertainment
History and geography
Philosophy and religion
Society and the individual
Guidance and personal development
Physical and applied sciences
Recreation and sports
Author index
Title index
Subject index.
