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Carter, Betty; Harris, Karen – School Media Quarterly, 1981
Presents the results of a study sponsored by the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council in which the reading choices of children were compared with book appraisals by critics for School Library Journal and Booklist. A table summarizes children's choices and critics' evaluations, and a bibliography is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Books, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedCarter, Betty; Abrahamson, Richard F. – Journal of Reading, 1991
Discusses the interests and tastes secondary students have for nonfiction. Presents ways to incorporate nonfiction into read-aloud activities. Discusses 18 nonfiction books suitable for use in secondary read-aloud programs. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Nonfiction, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Attitudes
Carter, Betty; Abrahamson, Richard F. – 1990
Suggesting that the vital element nonfiction lacks is professional attention, this book shows the literary qualities of nonfiction as well as defining its importance for young adults. The book discusses seven issues related to information books, each issue making up a single chapter. The first chapter addresses the reading interests of teenagers,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Interviews, Library Role
Peer reviewedAbrahamson, Richard F.; Carter, Betty – English Journal, 1991
Argues the importance of giving students the freedom to choose from available literature which encompasses both fiction and nonfiction and respond freely to those works that speak directly to them. Provides a list of nonfiction books for inclusion in a reading workshop for young adults. (KEH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, English Curriculum, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedCarter, Betty – English Journal, 1997
Considers the differences between young adult and adult books and maintains that teachers must be familiar with young adults' tastes for both. Suggests that traffic between these publishing divisions is a two-way street, with young adults reading adult books and adults reading young adult books. (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Genres, Publishing Industry, Reading Interests
Carter, Betty; Abrahamson, Richard F. – Indiana Media Journal, 1994
Discusses research on young adults' reading interests, their nonfiction reading interests, interest in nonfiction across ability levels, sex differences in nonfiction reading interest, pleasure versus curriculum, and the role of teachers and librarians. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Library Role
Abrahamson, Richard F.; Carter, Betty – Book Links, 1998
Provides a descriptive bibliography of titles that show the significant role books play in a young person's existence. Includes a letter excerpted from "Dear Author" magazine, from a 14-year old to "Charlotte's Web" author E.B. White telling how the book changed her life. (AEF)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Authors
