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 * Book Crush: for kids and teens: recommended reading for every mood, moment, and interest**. Written by Nancy Pearl, 2007. What I liked about this was that a young person could use this themselves. It reads much more like a book than a list. The catagories are creative and interesting. If we are looking at ways to introduce bibliographies to students, this is an excellent way. (Recommended by Lynn)


 * Literature Connections to American History K-6: resources to enhance and entice**. Written by Lynda G. Adamson, 1998. I liked this bibliography for the obvious ability to use in the classroom for enhancement of history lessons.(Recommended by Lynn)


 * Nathaniel Hawthorne: a descriptive bibliography**. Written by C. E. Frazer Clark, Jr, 1978. What I liked about this was that it was older and well used, but not outdated. This bibliography proves that although a source may be older, if it is not replaceable by a more accurate source, it may remain on our shelves. (Recommended by Lynn)

Annotated list of almost 450 fiction and nonfiction titles related to cultural diversity for pre-school through grade 6. Contents are arranged according to themes (e.g. Identity and Self-Image, Traditions-Food, Art, Poetry, Music and Celebrations, Exploring the Past, Knowing Today’s World.) Includes suggestions for parent/child book discussion groups and for student-led “literature circles.” Bibliographic information includes full citation along with awards info, and recommended reading level. Indices by culture, author, illustrator, title, and subject.
 * // Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children //**
 * By Kathy East and Rebecca L. Thomas, **** Libraries Unlimited, 2007 **

Intended for grades 3-8, this bibliography reads like a collection of mini book talks and features book covers for every title (which makes for a bit too much white space, since text does not wrap around the images.) In any case, the annotated lists on nonfiction subjects such as American history, biography, world history, animals and science are engaging and contain full citation information as well as recommended reading level. The book is indexed by title and author.
 * // Gotcha Good!: Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited about //****// Reading //**
 * By Kathleen Baxter and Marcia Agness Kochel, **** Libraries Unlimited, 2008 **

Annotated list of over 750 fiction and nonfiction books for children ages 3 to 14 features full citation information including suggested reading level. Organized according to subject (e.g. animals, arts and crafts, games/hobbies, science/math/technology, sports). Features lots of resources for parents including tips on how to read aloud, suggestions for book-related activities, tips for encouraging creative writing, and much more. Supplementary lists include fiction books in series, reference books, and others. Indexed according to author, title, and subject.
 * // Great Books about Things Kids Love: More Than 750 Recommended Books for Children 3 to 14 //**
 * By Kathleen Odean, **** Ballantine Books, 2001 **

**__ World Holiday, Festival, and Calendar Books __** Omnigraphics, 1998, 9780780800731 Tanya Gulevich, Editor Annotated bibliography of over 1,000 English-language books on holidays and festivals around the world, plus calendar books. Arranged in four different ways: world holidays, holiday of religious traditions, holidays of regions and countries, and calendar and time measuring books. Easy to use for a specific topic, for example, books on Islam.--Pat  **__ Eighth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators __** Wilson, 2000, 0824209680 Connie J. Rockman, Editor Alphabetical order, includes biography, selected works, and awards. Includes authors of fiction, non-fiction, poets, and illustrators of children’s works. Excellent broad resource, but does not include complete author’s works. Not current, newest edition is tenth edition, copyright 2008.--Pat

**__ Adoption Literature for Children and Young Adults: an Annotated Bibliography __** by Susan G. Miles Greenwood Press, 1991, 0313276064 Arranged by grade level with fiction and non-fiction combined. Extremely valuable reference for fiction titles, because it is separated by reading level, and these titles seem to be harder to find. Needs to be updated to include works since publication.--Pat

This resource is a comprehensive list of highly recommended fiction and nonfiction books and related library materials for middle and junior high school libraries. Approximately 6,000 book titles and over 3,000 analytical entries for parts of books are included. Annual supplements can be added with recently published materials. The catalog has four parts: classified catalog arranged according to Dewey Decimal Classification, a list of recommended electronic resources, a list of recommended periodicals, and an author, title, and subject index. The subject index is particularly useful with ranging from FIC books to Yukon Territory. I also really liked how it was divided by DDC, so that if you are trying to improve a particular section of your collection, you can flip directly to recommendations for that subject. -Tessa
 * "Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog” edited by Anne Price. 9th edition. (The H.W. Wilson Company: 2005).**

This bibliography provides comprehensive information of fiction and nonfiction picture books. This edition is updated with 3,000 new titles in the children’s literature field. This source can be used as a tool for collection development. At the beginning of the book, there is a section on how to use the book. There are two ways to obtain the information: learn titles, authors, and illustrators of books on a particular subject, or ascertain subjects when only the title, author and title, or illustrators are known. This is an essential resource for matching a specific book to a patron, creating bibliographies, and developing collections. The reference librarian at the Public Library recommended this source for helping students find exactly what they are looking for. For example, if someone comes into the library who just had a death in the family, you can flip this open to the subject and try to find a book the patron can relate to.-Tessa
 * “A to Zoo Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books” by Carolyn W. Lima and John Lima. 6th Edition. (Greenwood: 2001).**

This resource is intended to help readers’ advisors connect teens with books they most enjoy. It organizes and describes more than 1500 fiction titles by genre, subgenre, and theme, grouping them according to specific appeals and reading tastes. I really like this bibliography even though it is outdated and out of print at this point, this is only the second edition. I found it extremely user-friendly and a great source to use for Young Adult recommendations and collection development. The introductions to the genres and solid annotations provide a great starting point. The resource is also relatively cost effective and tackles how to promote reading. -Tessa
 * Teen Genreflecting A Guide to Reading Interests” by Diana Tixier. 2nd Edition. (Herald Libraries Unlimited: 2003).**

**Title: Beyond Picture Books: Subject Access to Best Books for Beginning Readers, Third Edition. Written by: Judith Riggle and Leslie Molnar. Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2008**. This book is for beginning readers K-3. It is a resource for librarians, teachers and parents. There is a subject access, annotated bibliography (author, title of book, subject of book, and reading level), title index, illustrator index, readability index and series index. The criteria for the reading levels A,B,& C is clearly defined by the authors. The lexile level is also given if available. It also gives a list of 200 outstanding first readers. - Michelle


 * Title: Gotcha for Guys! Nonfiction books to get boys excited about reading. Written by Kathleen Baxter and Marcia Agness Kochell. Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2007.** This book gives booktalks, annotations and lists of non-fiction books especially of interest to boys. Books recommended have received positive reviews in major library reviewing sources. Gives grade levels. There are seven chapters: Around the World; American History; Prehistoric Creatures; Science; All Things Gross; Animals; and Creepy-Crawly Creatures: Bugs, Reptiles and Amphibians. - Michelle
 * Title: Best New Media, K-12: A guide to movies, subscription web sites and educational software and games. Written by Catherine Barr. Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2008**. Major subjects are arranged alphabetically. The preface gives the general scope and criteria for inclusion. There are two areas: material for younger children K-3 and grades 4-12. -- Michelle

Adamson, Lynda G. American historical fiction: an annotated guide to novels for adults and young adults. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999. This was the best bibliography I saw, mainly due to the multitude of points of access. The chronological arrangement allows the user to go straight to a time period. High school students can reference the young adult appendix, and there is a book awards appendix, as well. Users looking for a specific place can go to the geographic index, and there are four other indexes. The date of publication is accecptable, especially since this is historical fiction. Entries are concise and well written. Since no edition information is given, it is likely that this is the only one so far. -- Rachel

Rogers, Jane (ed.). Good fiction guide. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Reading the wonderful subject essays that make up almost one-third of this bibliography is like taking a mini course in fiction genres. They are arranged alphabetically from Adventure through Western, and include a Teen section. Contributors come from the fields of writing, visual arts, and academia. The top twelve choices of each contributor follow each essay, and annotations for these and other titles can be found in the next section. Again, this is the only edition so far. -- Rachel

Vries, Leonard de. A treasury of illustrated children’s books: early nineteenth century classics from the Osborne collection. New York: Abbeville Press, 1989. Thirty-two books from the pre-Victorian era, reproduced in color, arranged chronologically. This is a gorgeous book, and the long introductory essay provides a lot of great historical information about the beginnings of picture books. Because this is like an art book, it is probably out of bounds for a school library budget. -- Rachel

Written for high school and college teachers, this annotated bibliography includes works of “creative nonfiction” or “nonfiction novels.” The book includes is very useful for cross-curricular teaching. For example, a history teacher can easily scan the list for books on African life, exploration, technology, etc.
 * //Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction,// by Lynda G. Adamson, Greenwood Press, 2006.**

This book is very useful for school teachers working with new readers or those learning English. The bibliography includes books in 17 different units, including sports, parenting, sickness/death/dying, racism/bigotry/tolerance, science, etc.
 * //Light 'n Lively Reads for ESL, Adult, and Teen Readers: a Thematic Bibliography//, by La Vergne Rosow, Libraries Unlimited; annotated edition edition, 1996.**

This outdated annotated bibliography of fiction and nonfiction for children ages 3-16 includes books on the topics of death, divorce, desertion, disease, and disaster. The book was created to be used by teachers and therapists as a tool for bilbliotherapy when helping children deal with these experiences.
 * //Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss: An Annotated Bibliography: Volume 3//, by Joanne E. Bernstein and Masha Kabakow Rudman, Libraries Unlimited, 1989.**

**Herz, Sarah K., and Donald R. Gallo. //From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges between Young Adult Literature and the Classics//. Second, Revised and Expanded ed. Westport: Greenwood, 2005.** This was my favorite! Part literary criticism and part bibliography, this is a great resource for both a SLMS and the ELA Department. Geared towards grades 7-12, it includes a well known classic with its themes, followed by a section titled Theme Connector s which describes a handful of titles with the same classic’s themes. At the end of the section, it lists other book with the same themes. In another chapter, a list of recommended books is organized by theme such as Developmental Disabilities, Sexual Abuse /Rape and Sports/Physical Education. It also has a great chapter with further resources which include websites. **Silvey, Anita. //500 Great Books for Teens//. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.** This is wonderful too! The chapters are organized by subject and include: Adventure and Survival, Autobiography and Memoir, Edgy and Trendsetting Novels, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Horror, Ghosts and Gothic, Humor, Information, Many Cultures, Many Realities, Mystery and Thriller, Plays, Poetry and Poetic Novels, Politics and Social Conscience, Realistic Fiction, Religion and Spirtulaity, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Sports and War and Conflict. If these 500 aren’t enough, Silvey also has a chapter titled “Beyond the 500” which includes more recommendations. She also has chapters listing books by geographic location and historical time period. This is a great book to refer to when needing to purchase high interest fiction and non-fiction for teens. It would also be a great resource for summer reading selections. **Casement, Rose. //Black History in the Pages of Children's Literature//. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2008.** This is a gem too! While it was located in a high school library, it really is geared towards K-8. Casement lists recommended titles with African American themes by the historical time period. She has chapters organized by the following time periods: Africans in the Americas before Colonization, The Beginning of Slavery in the New World, Exploring and Settling in the West, and The Jim Crow Years to name a few. She lists recommended titles by grade: early elementary, later elementary and middle grades. Overall, wonderful chapters with great descriptions of the titles.


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__Young Children and Picture Books, 2nd Edition__ Mary Renck Jalongo NAEYC, 2004 This work contains 400 titles organized by author or illustrator last name. The entries do not contain full bibliographical data but in the words of the author “sufficient information to locate a copy of the book”. One reason I like this work is the methodology the author used to select which titles to include. The author strives to include books that may not “contain an obvious lesson”. In the preface she puts forth that often in picture books, titles that can be seen as silly or nonsensical are viewed less favorably. I agree with the author's believe that “Enjoyment is the focus that sustains a young child involvement with picture books when television and computers beckon”. Selecting picture books from a different perspective can add variety to a collection. __Once Upon a Heroine: 450 Books for Girls to Love__ Allison Cooper-Mullin and Jennifer Marmaduke Coye Contemporary Books, 1998 This book is organized alphabetically by title within four age categories. The back of the book contains an index by subject matter and an index by author, title and contributor. I liked this book because despite it's title and the authors' intention to compile books with strong female role model, they stop short of defining works as “girl books” or “boy books”. Another feature that appealed to me is that the book includes recollections from accomplished American women such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Dole and many women authors. This makes the book not only a reference piece but also an enjoyable read!

__The Big Book of Children's Reading Lists__ Nancy J. Keane Libraries Unlimited, 2006 As the title suggests, this book contains lists of fiction and non-fiction books grouped by subject matter. There are lists grouped by curriculum area, genre and themes. I see this as an extremely valuable tool in working with classroom teachers. Using this reference could provide classroom teachers with book tie-ins that may be less obvious. I particularly liked this book because it provides both books and websites that may be of interest to reluctant readers. Often I have struggled to help a reluctant reader find a book that is level appropriate and of interest to the student. Many times the level is right but the books are too immature for middle school students. The book is well organized and it is divided into two parts: The first lists a collection of high/low books (fiction and nonfiction) and related Web sites. Organized into areas that appeal to teens, including: fiction; poetry and drama; folklore and mythology; biography and memoir; love, sex, and relationships; nature and the environment; reference; science, technology, and space exploration; sports and recreation; teen culture and issues; transportation; and the world around us. The second part lists popular young adult books and periodicals with that can be used to supplement the collection.
 * __High/Low Handbook, Best Books and Web Sites for Reluctant Teen Readers__. By Ellen Libretto & Catherine Barr. Published, 2002.** The type of document (e.g., report) or publication medium.
 * __Using Picture Story Books to Teach Literary Devices, Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults__. By Susan Hall. Published, 2002**

I like this book because it shows teachers the value of picture books outside of the elementary grades. It is very well organized and lists recently published books. This is a good resource to find titles that teachers can use effectively with older students. The 41 literary devices are arranged alphabetically, from "Alliteration" to "Understatement." Each book entry includes publication information, a brief annotation, and curriculum tie-ins. I particularly like how examples are given from the suggested books highlighting the literary devices. This is a big book, over 900 pages. I like this book because I think it is an excellent resource for both teachers and librarians. There are 2,000 titles listed in the book focused on children in grades K-6. It is well organized by author/illustrator, title and subject. The bibliographies include picture books, fiction, folklore, poetry, biography and nonfiction. There are curriculum tie-ins and suggested activities. The first two chapters of the book are my favorite, they are titled __One Librarian to Another__ and __Seventeen Things You Need to know to Be a Great Librarian.__ There are also chapters about effective reading aloud tips, storytelling and classroom and library activities.
 * __Books Kids Will Sit Still For #3, A Read Aloud Guide.__ By: Judy Freedman. Published, 2006.**

__The World’s Best Thin Books,__ the New Thinner Edition published in 2000 by The Scarecrow Press Inc., written by Joni Richards Bodart, is a bibliography of 94 books that are 200 pages or less and are of interest to middle and high school students. They are listed alphabetically and include the publishing information and the price of the book. A book talk is given for each book as well as the subject areas, a list of the characters and a brief description of each one and the major ideas and themes of the book. Because the book was partially written to help students who waited to the last minute to do their book report it includes several book report ideas for each book. It also includes book talk ideas to use for book clubs. Overall I thought that this was a great book to have in a middle and/or high school library because there are always those students that hate to read and ask you to find them a short, but good, book. Having two sons that always wait until the last minute to their book reports, this will be a great resource for them to use.

__100 Books for Girls to Grow On__, published in 1998 by HarperCollins, First Edition, written by Shireen Dodson, was another bibliography that I really enjoyed looking at. It lists 100 different books that would be good books to use for book clubs. The book is intended to help mothers and daughters read together and have insightful conversations about the books. It can also be used for book clubs. It includes a brief description of the book, how long it takes to read, how many pages it is, the themes and some discussion questions. I liked this book because it gives parents a resource to help find books that their daughter might enjoy reading, and also gives them discussion topics to engage their daughter in conversations about her reading.

__Great Books for Girls__, published by Ballantine Books in 1997, First Edition, written by Kathleen Odean, is my third pick for my favorite bibliographies. The purpose of this book is to list books that have girls as the heroine instead of boys and to break the stereotypical role that females have. The author wanted girls to be able to read books with strong heroines to offset some of the negative images society places on women. It is broken down into categories such as Picture-Story Books, Books for Beginning, Middle and Older Readers, and Folktales. It is very easy to use and offers more than 600 books to choose from. It gives a brief description of each book and tells what age group the book is appropriate for. I liked that it gave the appropriate age group because if you have not read a book, sometimes it is hard to tell what age group it would be good for.

__Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction__ Author: Lynda G. Adamson Publisher: Greenwood Press 2006 I like this book because I find this genre of popular nonfiction interesting. This selective bibliography includes works categorized as creative nonfiction, documentary narrative, faction, factual fiction, literary journalism or nonfiction novel. All authors establish a single voice in presenting their facts through techniques of fiction. The bibliography is organized by theme. -Deb Morley

__This land is our land : a guide to multicultural literature for children and young adults__ Authors: Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins Greenwood Press 1994 I like this book because including multicultural literature in the library collection and the school curriculum is important, and this specific title has received good reviews. This selective, annotated bibliography includes 570 titles of fiction, poetry, and oral traditions of African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans for grades K-12. Books were chosen on literary values, such as plot, style, and nonstereotyped characterization. - Deb Morley

__The Ultimate Teen Book Guide__ Editors: Daniel Hahn and Leonie Flynn Walker & Co., Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers 2008 I like this book because it is intended for teens (not just for librarians selecting for teens.) It includes over 700 recommendations from teen reviewers and from their favorite authors. Each review includes suggestions for what to read next. In addition to the list of reviews organized by author’s name, there are “top ten” lists by genre. -Deb Morley

** Title: ** **The Environmentalist’s Bookshelf** = =

(copyright date? How often is it published or updated? How often are the entries updated?) (printed/electronic/audio/vhs/dvd) Broken down into 4 sections: PART I: Core Books PART II: Strongly Recommended Books PART III: Other Recommended Books PART IV: Contributors Within sections, entries are alphabetical with terrific annotations which can be from one paragraph to three. Provides concise and informative synopsis of the entries. (alphabetical order? topical order? combination?)
 * Author(s) or authority: **// Robert Merideth //
 * Scope or coverage: ** Print Resources to 1993.
 * Subject Area: Environment Science – Literature **
 * Audience/Grade : ** 9 10 11 12
 * Currency or frequency: ** 1993
 * General format: ** Print – also partially on-line
 * Entry format: ** First two pages list the top 40 books alphabetically by author.
 * Framework: N/A **
 * Ease of use: ** The book is easy to use but assumes a certain amount of knowledge of contributors to the field of Environmental Science – this knowledge is not essential to the use of the book.
 * Logical organization: ** Alphabetical and then by importance.
 * Table of Contents **
 * Index* Alphabetical and Author, Subject and Title **
 * Reviews/Recommendations: Great resource for classic environmental literature, eg. Thoreau, Muir, Darwin…Great starting point for build and E.S. Library **

=** Title: ** **Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences** =

(copyright date? How often is it published or updated? How often are the entries updated?) (printed/electronic/audio/vhs/dvd) journals, databases and indexes. All entries are alphabetical and concisely annotated. The institutions and services section is particularly helpful when designing Plant Science Lesson Plans and although websites are not listed many of them have websites, eg. Smithsonian, National Agricultural Library, Harvard’s Gray Herbarium and the Arnold Arboretum.
 * Author(s) or authority: **// Elizabeth Davis and Diane Schmidt //
 * Scope or coverage: ** Print Resources to 1993.
 * Subject Area: Plant Science **
 * Audience/Grade : ** 9 10 11 12
 * Currency or frequency: ** 1996
 * General format: ** Print – also on Google Books
 * Entry format: ** **Pages vii-xx** Introduction, online catalogs, electronic
 * Chapter I** Bibliographic Sources
 * Chapter II** Abstracts, Indexes, Databases
 * Chapter III** Current Awareness Sources
 * Chapter IV** Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
 * Chapter V** Handbooks and Methods
 * Chapter VI** Directories and Groups
 * Chapter VII** Identification of Sources
 * Chapter VIII** Taxonomy
 * Chapter X** Textbooks and Treatises
 * Chapter XI** Key Publishers, Institutions, Services
 * Author/Title/Electronic Resource index**
 * Subject Index **
 * Ease of use: ** . Extremely easy to use.
 * Reviews/Recommendations: ** I love this resource as my background is not Plant Science it is a wonderful guide for collection development.

=** Title: ** **American Ethnic Writers** =

(copyright date? How often is it published or updated? How often are the entries updated?) Alphabetical (by author name) Pronunciation Guide Complete List of Subjects (alphabetical) Author Biographical Information Bibliography of Principal Works Excerpts and Analysis Suggested Reading Bibliography General Bibliography by Ethnicity Electronic Resources by Ethnicity Author – alphabetical Author – ethnicity – alphabetical Titles – ethnicity – alphabetical Titles – genre – alphabetical Titles
 * Author(s) or authority: **// Salem Press, Magill’s Choice //
 * Scope or coverage: ** American Ethnic Writers to 2009
 * Subject Area: Literature **
 * Audience/Grade : ** 9 10 11 12
 * Currency or frequency: ** Revised every 8 years – most recent 2009
 * General format: ** Print –
 * Entry format: ** 3 Volumes
 * Framework: ** Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Reading and Literature Strand
 * Ease of use: ** Very Easy. Alphabetical by author.
 * Logical organization: **
 * Table of Contents** – Alphabetical by Author
 * Entries**
 * Appendixes**
 * Indexes**
 * Reviews/Recommendations: ** I love this resource – you can come to it with basically no knowledge of ethnic authors. Just looking for a biography – look under the genre index. Peruvian American writing – it’s there.

Building Character Through Multicultural Literature: A Guide for Middle School Readers. __Rosann Jweid, and Margaret Rizzo Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2004.__ Designed to assist librarians, teachers and parents select novels that explore different world cultures and that describe character building, the book lists 50 novels appropriate for children in grades 4 – 8. Comprehensive in scope, each entry includes publication information as well as awards won, characters, character traits explored, setting, plot, discussion questions, projects and vocabulary. This work tops my list because of its usefulness, its comprehensiveness and its arrangement.. It addresses two important and relevant issues; global awareness and character building. As noted above, it contains comprehensive and useful information about each of the novels, making it a valuable tool in developing meaningful literature based lessons. It also includes links to interesting and useful websites and a list of cultures represented in each novel. All of this information is well organized and easy to navigate. I will definitely add this one to my collection! - Allison S.

Favorite Children's Authors and llustrators. __E. Russell Primm, Editor Tradition Books, 2003.__

This six volume bio-bibliography includes 222 children’s author and illustrator biographies. Unlike the other titles on this list, this resource is aimed at middle grade researchers themselves, rather than at teachers, librarians and parents. Each entry includes biographical information as well as a selected bibliography and the authors’ major literary awards. The strengths of this one are its accessibility and its usefulness. The entries are appropriate for and appealing to the intended audience and would be useful in completing author biography assignments and in finding additional titles by the authors. Two additional features are lists of additional resources, including websites about each of the authors. Though the list obviously does not include some of the newer, popular authors, it is a very comprehensive list of children’s authors and illustrators. - Allison S.

The Children's Literature Lover's Book of Lists. __Joanna Sullivan and Bernice Golden. Josey-Bass, 2004.__

This comprehensive resource contains hundreds of lists of literature for children from preschool to grade six. It was designed to enhance elementary literature and language arts curriculum and is organized by grade level, theme and curriculum area. It includes lists of favorite books, authors, award winners and websites. This books strength is its comprehensiveness and its ease of use. It is truly one stop shopping for the literature lover! While many of the bibliographies I looked at covered one aspect of children’s literature, this one has it all, in one well organized, easy to use package. Lists for each grade range include favorite books, and series, books representing various genres, (I’m always looking for humor, mysteries and folktales), books for teaching each of the curriculum content areas, poetry, language and reference books. While most of this information could probably be found online, it is so useful to have it all in one place. For those looking for additional online resources it contains links to teacher resources and online information about children’s authors and literature. This is a fantastic resource for collection building and for elementary teachers looking for resources to complement their curriculum. - Allison S.

Gillespie, Jon. **//Best Books for Senior High Readers//**. R.R. Bowker, 1991.

The focus of this bibliography is both recreational and curriculum-related books for readers ages 15-18. There are 10,805 entries including: plays, fiction, literary criticism, history, philosophy and religion. There are books on guidance and personal development, biogrpahies, applied sciences, recreation and sports, and so much more! For the fiction and non-fiction recommendations, at least two recommendations from sources consulted had to be given in order to be a part of this book and all titles had to have in-print status by 1990. I like that each entry had a grade level given, and in the case of non-fiction, a Dewey Decimal number was given as well. I also like that this book had several indexes, including subject, author, and grade level, which would make accessing the entries easier. While dated (I did not find a more recent version), I like the variety of topics covered, and the entires were written clearly and concisely enough for the high school student to use as well.


 * //AAUP 2009 University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries//**

This is my "gem." (Gem, meaning a great resource that not a lot of people know about, or at least it seems that way!) This is my resource that is both a digital resource and a print resource. The print format can be obtained free of charge by writing on their school's or library's letter head, or you can request a copy online. (I will give the addresses at the bottom of my review.) This is a perfect example of a current bibliography,(2009) (and I am looking for up-to-date resources.) This bibliography is arranged by the Dewey Decimal System, which I find so helpful, particulary if I need to "weed" a section of my library. Along with publication information, ratings are assigned to each entry; one from an AASL reviewer, one from a PLA reviewer or both. Outstanding titles are reviewed by the committee members and are litsted at the end of the bibliography. Books are also given a G for general audience, S for special interest, RG for regional interest (specific geographic areas) and RS, books specific to an in-depth collectin in a geographic area. These books are alo given a recommended grade level, which is so helpful at the high school level particularly between the reading levels of 9-10, 11-12. This bibliography also meets the criteria of working within my different curriculum needs, and I can access the specific disciplines quickly through the arrangement of the Dewey Decimal System.

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 * Critical Companion To Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Literary Reference To His Life And Work** //by Sarah Bird Wright, 2006.

This is one of my favorite bibliographies because the level of writing is accessible to the high school student writing the literary criticism paper. This bibliography is part of a series that examines the lives and works of various authors most studied by high school and college students. The format is simple; introduction; biography;critique of selected works; A-Z dictionary of related people, places and topics; appendixes and index. Works are arranged alphabetically; some have shorter paragraphs, while some might have 20 pages like the Scarlett Letter. Works are given a short analysis, and include character analysis as well.

by Valerie V. Lewis and Walter M. Mayes. Harper Collins, 2004.//
 * 1. __Valerie & Walter’s Best Books for Children: A Lively Opinionated Guide for Listeners and Readers from Birth to Age 12, Second Edition__**

As its title suggests, this bibliography is written with a more personal, informal tone which makes it inviting and appealing to read. It is divided by age group (All, Very Young, Reading Age, Middle Elementary and Preadolescents) and is also indexed by theme. There are appendices on the making of children’s books, parent resources, books with great openings, and even an “Out of Print Hall of Shame” of books the authors would like to see republished. The authors alternate their opinions in a friendly dialogue style next to personal icons, and the book has other features like author spotlights, quotes, and suggestions on how to read books aloud to young listeners. While this isn’t an exhaustive bibliography like the //Genreflecting// or //What Do I Read Next?// series, it’s a fun to use, unique book that could be useful to adults and older students as well.

by Elizabeth Knowles and Martha Smith. Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
 * 2. __Boys and Literacy: Practical Strategies for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents__**

This is another user-friendly book that I decided to include because of its focus on titles likely to appeal to boys. This book is actually more of a bibliography with some strategies included than it is a reading strategy book. Titles are organized by topics such as humor, adventure, information, sports, and war. Under each topic the authors provide an introduction, discussion questions, annotated and non-annotated bibliography entries, and an annotated journal article.

by Kathryn I. Matthew and Joy L. Lowe. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2002.
 * 3. __Neal-Schuman Guide to Recommended Children’s Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject__**

This bibliography is organized by major school subjects (Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, Art, etc.) and also includes a section for teacher resources. It is indexed by subject, author, and title. I think this bibliography would be especially useful in an elementary school library because it also has an “Explorations” section that suggests engaging activities to go along with different books and topics. The book's focus on core content across subject areas makes it very useful to elementary school libraries. I think it would be a great resource for designing units of study across the curriculum.