Discusses how romantic novels can be used to generate interest in the secondary school classroom. (DF)

Presents a rationale for teaching "Catch-22" in the 1980s. (DF)

Discusses the benefits of reading young adult novels. Remarks on their serious intent, careful craftmanship, effective expression, as well as their ability to illuminate the human condition and provide insights. (EL)

This essay on library book selection critiques Nora Rawlinson's article on practices at the Baltimore County Public Library which appeared in Library Journal, November 15, 1981, p. 2188, and discusses library circulation statistics in relation to book selection. (EJS)

Reviews a set of juvenile books by Franklin Watts, Inc., that blends reference, informational, and recreational reading. (FL)

Just as schools can teach consumerism and active criticism toward unfair advertising techniques, so too can schools teach a watchdog attitude toward prejudice through the use of multicultural reading materials in libraries and classrooms. (HOD)

Reveals the ways college curricula influence secondary school reading lists, and examines how and why definitions of "classic" literature change. (JL)

Provides an annotated list of approximately 80 books considered myth and fantasy which are known to be popular with young readers and which the compilers judged to be worthwhile. (HOD)

A teacher reflects on the choice of books available for high school students that will reflect their own interests and concerns. (HOD)

Considers two contending views of moral reading, the "fabulist" or antibook view and "affective" or values clarification view, and argues for the superiority of the latter view. (HTH)

Provides guidelines for the high school professor of French literature, including materials selection and teaching methods. (AM)

Notes that pupils need to have opportunities to select challenging reading materials and need chances to read on an individual basis as well as in group work situations. Notes that interest and purpose in reading are important. (RS)

Presents an interview with Janet Hickman. Notes that she is a highly respected scholar in children's literature and a recognized and much lauded author of novels for children. Discusses disparate topics from her earliest encounters with print to mandates surrounding scientifically based reading research (SBRR). (SG)

Describes how Taylor's life experiences shaped her writing. Discusses nine of her books, what influenced them, and the context in which they were written. (SG)

Describes how a committee of five people (three selected by the Pennsylvania governor and two selected by Philadelphia's mayor) will manage schools in Philadelphia. Notes that because the revised U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act includes provisions for sanctions and takeovers for schools that fail to meet federal and state testing…