| Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults: Two Decades in Review Contributor(s): Cart, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0838911587 ISBN-13: 9780838911587 Publisher: ALA Editions OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 011.62 |
| LCCN: 2012027260 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Author of the bestseller Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism, Cart applies his considerable expertise as columnist and critic for Booklist to identifying 200 exceptional adult books that will satisfy a variety of young adults' recreational reading tastes. Reflecting the notoriously choosy reading interests of today's older young adults, this useful book ◗◗ Features only the best of the best-no cheesy star bios or chick lit lite here ◗◗ Covers a wide range of genres, from graphic novels and real-life adventures to romance and speculative fiction ◗◗ Includes numerous read-alikes and related-titles lists, making it a great tool for both collection development and readers' advisory ◗◗Makes finding a great book easy, with multiple indexes and thorough annotation Cart's roundup of high-quality titles, put together with insight and obvious affection, spotlights hundreds of great books for a hard-to-satisfy audience." |