ERIC Number: EJ819145
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
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Young Adults' Choices for 2008
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v52 n3 p235-243 Nov 2008
This article presents annotations of 30 trade books on the 2008 list of Young Adults' Choices that are the result of voting by students in five different regions of the United States. Trade books (books other than textbooks) published in 2006 were submitted by more than 50 publishers. Each book had to have at least two positive reviews from recognized sources. Submitted books were read by students in grades 7-12 between September 2007 and February 2008 in selected school districts throughout the United States. Bibliographic data are supplied for each title, along with number of pages and price.
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Young Adults, Adolescent Attitudes, Citation Analysis, Book Reviews, Reading Material Selection, Annotated Bibliographies, National Surveys, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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