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Kaywell, Joan F.; Joseph, Rebecca J. – English Journal, 1998
Discusses the power of books and literacy, the power of giving students their own books to take home, and young adult novels in which the importance of books is a major theme. Offers brief descriptions of 27 books (mostly novels) whose stories focus on the power of books and literacy. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Human Dignity, Individual Power