Reviews 10 new releases by new young authors of adolescent literature. (PRA)

Advocates inclusion of Marianne Wiggins' novel "John Dollar" in high school reading lists and literature classes. Notes that the novel is an allegory rich in poetic suggestion, metaphorical language, and symbolic meaning. (RS)

Reviews Dover Publications' new series of literary classics published as inexpensive paperback editions. Finds the books able to withstand physical abuse. Recommends selecting the volumes that comfortably fit the curriculum and enlarge the choices within the department. (RS)

Reviews nine novels for young adults written before 1967 which are now considered to be "classics" by many English teachers. (PRA)

Reviews two works which teachers and curriculum coordinators can use when seeking assistance in locating books that authentically represent multicultural viewpoints. Reviews also a new world literature anthology. (PRA)

Presents classroom teachers' recommendations for a variety of dictionaries that may heighten students' interest in language: a reverse dictionary, a visual dictionary, WEIGHTY WORD BOOK, a collegiate desk dictionary, OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN REGIONAL ENGLISH, and a dictionary of idioms. (ARH)

Provides reviews of 11 historical novels with a U.S. setting that secondary school teachers recommend for adolescent readers. (PRA)

Describes works that develop skills to help students face the inevitability of death, make sophisticated decisions about the issues of death and dying, and appreciate life while they are living it. (CRH)

Provides a brief description of nine works of historical fiction which teachers have found successful in skillfully weaving the facts of history into fictional presentations capable of drawing the reader into the time period. Deals with chronological periods ranging from the old stone age to the mid-twentieth century. (RS)

From a sample of young adult novels, describes how teachers are portrayed as objects of humor, love, and outright hatred and as shrewd manipulators and innocent victims. (CRH)