REVIEWS/EVALUATIONS/SUMMARIES OF BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND OLDER CHILDREN

 

 

 

 

1.      Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) Includes Young Adult literature   Identifies and provides reviews of fiction and non-fiction books, audios and films for children and young adults. Searchable by title, subject, age level, etc. To see if we own a title you find in this database, look up title in our library catalog.  If not available, you may borrow book items via our Information Delivery Services or check in your school  or public library.

 

 

2.      International Reading Association (IRA)

 

o         Scroll to 'Advanced ‘ section of Teachers’ Choices’ lists.

o         See “Young Adults’ Choices’  annual list from the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.   Paper copies of journal are on Periodicals shelves on lower floor of Milne.  Also see LESSON PLANSand BOOK REVIEWS at the IRA site.

 

      

3.      American Library Association       See online annual lists of Best Books for Young Adults

   

4.      National Council of Teachers of English, ALAN Review, a journal on teaching adolescent literature:

 

o        ALAN Review  See Bill’s Best Books: A Monthly Menu 

o        See the Clip and Save Book Reviews feature in earlier issues of this journal ( online archives contain full text of issues from 1996-2001).  

o        Our library owns paper copies of issues of this journal from 1994 to the present (on periodical shelves on lower floor of Milne Library).  

 

   

 Also see literary criticism and biographical resources for juvenile books and authors