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)

Discusses the importance of encouraging students to read books from and about other countries for them to see commonality instead of differences. (MG)

Provides the responses of five teachers to the problem of providing a variety of recent short stories, poems, essays and other shorter works for students without violating copyright restrictions. Offers such solutions as using home-grown literature, other students' stories, favorite classroom magazines, old copies of venerable magazines, and…

Argues that reading teachers ought to pay as much attention to what students read as to how they read. Illustrates the state of children's publishing with the heavily revised and simplified Hardy Boys series and with sloppy books about dinosaurs. (RS)

Asserts that assigning adolescent literature to students without first reading a review of the book is risky because the books may contain sexually explicit text. Argues that teachers should not assign books such as "Vision Quest" by Terry Davis, because they contain graphic language. (PRA)

Discusses four books that can capture the interest and touch the lives of teenage wrestlers. Asserts that, if teachers understand the wrestler's predicament, they can become part of a supportive network actively showing support for a student-athlete's goals, desires, and interests. (PRA)

Reviews 21 new books and provides a list of previously published books that teachers will find helpful in introducing young children (between 4 and 8 years old) to earlier eras. (PRA)

Argues that teachers can ensure against the attacks of censors by instituting formal policies for material selection in English curricula. Gives information about those who actively seek to censor and what their arguments are in favor of censorship. Claims that yielding to censorship degrades the teaching profession. (HB)

Provides annotations of 35 easy-to-read picture books, informational books, easy-to-read chapter books, and poetry collections that serve as bridges from one type of reading to another. (RS)

Announces the list of newly published books chosen by 10,000 children from 5 different regions of the United States. Provides an annotated list of 111 books in the following categories: all ages, beginning independent reading, younger readers, middle grades, and older readers. (MG)

Discusses adolescents and their experiences with death. Considers a variety of novels dealing with the issue of death that can help students cope with death in their own lives. Suggests using books about death in the classroom. (HB)

Presents a model (developed as a result of surveying college students enrolled in "Fiction for Adolescents" classes) to help teachers recognize adolescent novels which are likely to appeal to their students and which have literary merit. (SR)

Offers brief annotations of the 32 books (all trade books published in 1991) chosen with input from teenagers for the 1993 Young Adults' Choices list. (SR)

Expresses a wish that more young adult novels would include strong fathers in their storylines, arguing that this might help boys be more thoughtful about their fathers and about the role and important attributes of fatherhood. Offers examples of such figures in several young adult books. Also offers brief descriptions of 11 new or overlooked…

Presents brief annotations of 100 children's books published in 1998 and voted by children as the books they liked best in the categories of beginning, young, intermediate, and advanced readers. Offers tips for parents, primary caregivers, and educators regarding book activities. (SR)