Suggests three techniques for avoiding censorship problems by tailoring readings to students' needs. (DD)

Provides lists of different categories of young adult literature. Suggests that someone should create an award that recognizes young adult books suitable for adults. Annotates 20 new or overlooked young adult books. (PM)

Presents a list of 24 selections of poems, short stories, nonfiction, and picture books of high reader appeal and literary quality. Offers annotations of some selections. (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)

Discusses the issues involved with the selection of materials for English classrooms, particularly literary selections. Provides guidelines for teachers faced with the selection of texts. (HB)

Presents resources for secondary school reading teachers. Looks in depth at two books: "Into Focus: Understanding and Creating Middle School Readers," and "Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Reading Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop." Discusses three online resources about teaching reading and selecting materials (READPRO,…

Introduces two books about magic, one a collection of essays "Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader," which describes the author's inherited lifelong passion for books and reading; and the other a novel, "Mangos, Bananas and Coconuts: A Cuban Love Story," which tells a story of love and magic that seems both real and…

Describes the positive results when a high school English teacher decided to have her students choose poems to be presented to and discussed by the class. Notes that Alice Walker's poems were chosen often by the students. Suggests students began to have a genuine interaction with these poems they chose themselves. (RS)

Explores the relationship between fathers and sons in two very different books. Notes that David and Daniel Hays'"My Old Man and the Sea" describes a journey around Cape Horn providing both sailors with a new perspective on their relationship. Considers how Tony Early's "Jim the Boy" takes readers into a happy North Carolina family. (SG)

An annotated list of 33 books chosen by sixteen- to nineteen-year-olds from a list of 300 newly published books. (DD)

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)

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)