Gillespie's name appears first on the earlier edition. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
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.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.