Young Adult Nonfiction: A Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Guide
byElizabeth (Betsy) Fraser is a selector at the Calgary Public Library in Alberta, Canada. She is author of Reality Rules: A Guide for Teen Nonfiction.
20200302
Libraries Unlimited
Pages | 256 |
Topics | All About You (e.g., Careers, Health, Personal Growth, Sexuality);The Arts;Biography;Environment;History;How To;Memoirs and Autobiographies;True Adventure;Science;Children's and Young Adult Services: Readers' Advisory Services |
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Fraser, Elizabeth. Young Adult Nonfiction: A Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Guide. Libraries Unlimited, 2020. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869808.
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Fraser, Elizabeth. Young Adult Nonfiction: A Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Guide. Libraries Unlimited, 2020. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869808
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- Description
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Covering over 500 titles, both classics and newer publications, this book describes what titles are about and why teens would want to read them.
Nonfiction has been the workhorse of many young adult library collections—filling information and curricular needs—and it is also the preferred genre for many teen readers. But not all nonfiction is created equal. This guide identifies some of the best, most engaging, and authoritative nonfiction reads for teens and organizes them according to popular reading interests. With genres ranging from adventure and sports to memoirs, how-to guides and social justice, there is something for every reader here.
Similar fiction titles are noted to help you make connections for readers, and "best bets" for each chapter are noted. Notations in annotations indicate award-winning titles, graphic nonfiction, and reading level. Keywords that appear in the annotations and in detailed indexes enhance access. Librarians who work with and purchase materials for teens, including YA librarians at public libraries, acquisitions and book/materials selectors at public libraries, and middle and high school librarians will find this book invaluable.
- Identifies the best and most popular new nonfiction reads for teens, along with perennial classics, helping librarians with acquisitions and weeding
- Allows YA librarians to more easily find books their readers will enjoy through genre organization
- Helps school librarians find books that fill curricular needs through learning connections
- Enables readers to transition from beloved fiction "read-alikes" to nonfiction titles with similar appeals
- Introduces librarians who are new to nonfiction genres and readers' advisory to important features of each genre in "consider starting with" sections in each chapter
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Young Adult Nonfiction: A Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Guide
Author(s): Fraser, Elizabeth;Contributors: Fraser, Elizabeth;Abstract:Covering over 500 titles, both classics and newer publications, this book describes what titles are about and why teens would want to read them.
Nonfiction has been the workhorse of many young adult library collections—filling information and curricular needs—and it is also the preferred genre for many teen readers. But not all nonfiction is created equal. This guide identifies some of the best, most engaging, and authoritative nonfiction reads for teens and organizes them according to popular reading interests. With genres ranging from adventure and sports to memoirs, how-to guides and social justice, there is something for every reader here.
Similar fiction titles are noted to help you make connections for readers, and "best bets" for each chapter are noted. Notations in annotations indicate award-winning titles, graphic nonfiction, and reading level. Keywords that appear in the annotations and in detailed indexes enhance access. Librarians who work with and purchase materials for teens, including YA librarians at public libraries, acquisitions and book/materials selectors at public libraries, and middle and high school librarians will find this book invaluable.
- Identifies the best and most popular new nonfiction reads for teens, along with perennial classics, helping librarians with acquisitions and weeding
- Allows YA librarians to more easily find books their readers will enjoy through genre organization
- Helps school librarians find books that fill curricular needs through learning connections
- Enables readers to transition from beloved fiction "read-alikes" to nonfiction titles with similar appeals
- Introduces librarians who are new to nonfiction genres and readers' advisory to important features of each genre in "consider starting with" sections in each chapter
SortTitle: young adult nonfiction: a readers' advisory and collection development guideAuthor Info:Elizabeth FraserauthorElizabeth (Betsy) Fraser is a selector at the Calgary Public Library in Alberta, Canada. She is author of Reality Rules: A Guide for Teen Nonfiction.
eISBN-13: 9781440869808Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869808.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440869792Imprint: Libraries UnlimitedPages: 256Publication Date: 20200302- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction xi12
- Part 1 Nonfiction Genres 118
- Part 2 Life Stories 3148
- Chapter 3 Memoirs and Autobiographies 3350
- Chapter 4 Biography 4966
- Definition 4966
- Collection Development of the Biography Collection 4966
- Chapter Organization 5067
- American Presidents and Other Political Leaders 5067
- Outstanding in Their Fields: Professional Biographies 5370
- Change-Makersand Activists 5673
- Historical Biography 5875
- Partner and Group Biographies 6380
- Biography Collections 6683
- Consider Starting with . . . 6885
- Fiction Read-Alikes 6885
- Reference 6986
- Part 3 Nonfiction Subject Interests 7188
- Chapter 5 History 7390
- Chapter 6 Science, Math, and the Environment 101118
- Chapter 7 Sports 119136
- Chapter 8 All about You 129146
- Chapter 9 How To 143160
- Chapter 10 The Arts 167184
- Definition 167184
- Appeal 167184
- Chapter Organization 167184
- Art and Artists 168185
- Music and Dance 173190
- Film and Television 176193
- Literature and Language 178195
- Books and Authors 181198
- Poetry 184201
- Folklore, Myths, and Legends 188205
- Consider Starting with . . . 191208
- Fiction Read-Alikes 191208
- Chapter 11 Social Justice and the World 193210
- Appendix A Nonfiction Readers’ Advisory Resources for YA Librarians 207224
- Appendix B Library Vendors and Wholesalers 213230
- Appendix C Bibliography 215232
- Author/Title Index 217234
- Subject Index 231248
- About the Author 240257