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The Honor List of 2018 Prize-Winning Young Adult Books: Following Your Heart and Speaking Your Truth
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Direct linkBryan Gillis – English Journal, 2019
The 2018 "English Journal" young adult honor list selections are an amazing mix of truth and fiction, fact and fantasy. The protagonists, five females and one male, all demonstrate what it means to follow your heart and speak your truth. Consideration of young adult books for inclusion in the 2018 Honor List begins in January and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescent Literature, Books, Selection Criteria
Walters, William H.; Gormley, John; Handfield, Amy E.; López-Fitzsimmons, Bernadette M.; Markgren, Susanne; Paradise, Laurin; Sheehan, Sarah E. – College & Research Libraries, 2020
This study examines the book selections of 22 Manhattan College librarians, faculty, and students who were asked to make "yes" or "no" decisions for 287 books reviewed in CHOICE. It focuses on four research questions. First, "What characteristics are associated with selected and nonselected books?" Although there is…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Reading Material Selection, Decision Making, Librarians
Garces-Bacsal, Rhoda Myra – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2022
Research has indicated how diverse books contribute to a more culturally responsive pedagogy, allowing children to identify themselves in the stories they read and gain an appreciation for others whose lives are different from theirs. Moreover, a sensitive discussion of and critical responses to diverse picturebooks is found to positively…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, Multicultural Education, Culturally Relevant Education
Simon, Jason C. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2014
This article alerts academic libraries to some of the methods for purchasing electronic books (e-books) and notes that, while they are similar to the models used for journal-evaluation purposes, there are a number of factors important to consider that are different for e-books. Simon notes that, while theoretically there should be some advantages…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Books, Academic Libraries, Purchasing
