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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens-Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest (LUST)

Book Crush: For Kids and Teens-Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest (LUST)

by Nancy Pearl

Parents, teachers, and librarians are often puzzled by the seemingly endless choices for reading material for young people. What’s good, what’s trash, what’s going to hold their interest? Nancy Pearl, America’s favorite librarian, has read widely in all the genres and happily points the way in Book Crush. Divided into three sections — Easy Books, Middle-Grade Readers, and Young Adult — Book Crush makes... (more)

Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

by Nancy Pearl

What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of litterateurs with "What If All (name the city) Read the Same Book," has devised 170 thematic reading lists that cater to every mood, occasion, and personality. These annotated lists cover such topics as mother-daughter... (more)

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike

by Esme? Raji Codell

Are children reading enough? Not according to most parents and teachers, who know that reading aloud with children fosters a lifelong love of books, ensures better standardized test scores, promotes greater success in school, and helps instill the values we most want to pass on. Esmé Codell-an inspiring children's literature specialist and an energetic teacher-has the solution. She's turned her years of... (more)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

by Peter Boxall

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. Each work of literature featured here is a seminal work key to understanding and appreciating the written word.The featured works have been handpicked by a team of international critics and literary luminaries, including Derek... (more)

Great Books for Girls: More Than 600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women

Great Books for Girls: More Than 600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women

by Kathleen Odean

A unique guide for parents and teachers contains more than six hundred annotated listings of a variety of books for girls, from toddlers to adolescents, that feature female protagonists who solve problems and shape their own destiny.

More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

by Nancy Pearl

The response to Nancy Pearl's surprise bestseller Book Lust was astounding: the Seattle librarian and winner of the 2004 Women's National Book Award even became the model for the now-famous Librarian Action Figure. Readers everywhere welcomed Pearl's encyclopedic but discerning filter on books worth reading, and her Rule of 50 (give a book 50 pages before deciding whether to continue; but readers over 50 must... (more)

The Ultimate Teen Book Guide

Stuck for something to read? Whether you’re searching for a book to blow your mind and change your life, or just a light read for the beach, The Ultimate Teen Book Guide is the perfect place to start. The book includes recommendations from teen reviewers and your favorite authors—over 700 books total—so prepare to be inspired! Whether you like fantasy, horror, chick lit, graphic novels, sci-fi, crime . . .... (more)

Book Smart

by Jane Mallison

Unleash your literary side--one great book at a time! Like taking a private class with an engaging literature professor, Book Smart is your ticket for literary enlightenment all year long and for the rest of your life. Whether you're a passionate turner of pages or you aspire to be better-read, Book Smart expands your knowledge and enjoyment with a month-by-month plan that tackles 120 of the most... (more)

1001 Books for Every Mood: A Bibliophile's Guide to Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, Commiserating

1001 Books for Every Mood: A Bibliophile's Guide to Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, Commiserating

by Hallie Ephron

What are you in the mood for? A little romance? Get swept away with Scarlett and Rhett, become enriched in Love in the Time of Cholera , or understand the pangs of want with Jane Eyre. A grand escape? Hit the high seas aboard Gulliver's several ships, slide down the rabbit hole alongside Alice, or shoot into the fantastic beyond with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Some thrilling chills?... (more)

Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child into a Lifelong Reader

Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child into a Lifelong Reader

by Laura Backes

Get Your Child Hooked on Books! Reading can become a favorite part of any child's life—even children who think they hate to read. And, with the help of this unique book, it's easy to put your reluctant reader on the path to becoming an enthusiastic reader. Inside are 125 books that are certain to ignite your child's interest in reading. You'll find a variety of titles with real kid appeal—the best of the... (more)

Bibliotherapy: The Girl's Guide to Books for Every Phase of Our Lives

Bibliotherapy: The Girl's Guide to Books for Every Phase of Our Lives

by Nancy K. Peske, Beverly West

Because women read books differently than guys do... Every woman knows...books are more than a way to kill time on the bus--they're therapy that fits in our bag. Whether we're wallowing in a sullen perennial adolescence or our biological clock is ringing and we can't find the snooze button, books are the dog-eared friends that help us deal with our baggage as we navigate life's journey. Now Bibliotherapy ... (more)

The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life

by Steve Leveen

"Perfect for all of us who can never get enough time with good books. It not only urges us to indulge deeply and often, it shows us how."-Myra Hart, professor, Harvard Business School "Readers and want-to-be readers will be encouraged by the advice to read more, more widely and more systematically."-Michael Keller, university librarian, Stanford University "An ideal gift for both sporadic and relentless... (more)

Utopian and Dystopian Writing for Children and Young Adults (Children's Literature and Culture, 29)

Utopian and Dystopian Writing for Children and Young Adults (Children's Literature and Culture, 29)

by Hintz, Ostry

This volume examines a variety of utopian writing for children from the 18th century to the present day, defining and exploring this new genre in the field of children's literature. The original essays discuss thematic conventions and present detailed case studies of individual works. All address the pedagogical implications of work that challenges children to grapple with questions of perfect or wildly imperfect... (more)

The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature (A Ray and Pat Browne Book)

The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature (A Ray and Pat Browne Book)

by Brian J. Frost

In this fascinating book, Brian J. Frost presents the first full-scale survey of werewolf literature covering both fiction and nonfiction works. He identifies principal elements in the werewolf myth, considers various theories of the phenomenon of shapeshifting, surveys nonfiction books, and traces the myth from its origins in ancient superstitions to its modern representations in fantasy and horror fiction. ... (more)

Raising a Reader; Make Your Child a Reader for Life

Raising a Reader; Make Your Child a Reader for Life

by Paul Kropp

An important addition to the library of any parent who wants to give a child the gift of learning--and loving--to read. Now updated with important advice about utilizing the Internet You will learn: - how and why you are integral to your child's reading progress - how to read aloud with your child from birth through the teenage years - how to use games and storytelling to make reading fun - how to work with... (more)

Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges

Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges

by Cheryl Coon

A comprehensive guide for parents, teachers, counselors and librarians to 500 children's fiction books that portray more than 100 common issues kids face, from bullies, siblings and fear of the dark to divorce, moving and chronic illness. The only comprehensive source of great children's books on nearly every issue kids experience.

New Tales for Old: Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults

New Tales for Old: Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults

by Gail De Vos

This book gathers together a number of popular folktale reworkings (not just simple retellings) in a variety of genres that appeal to young adults. After discussing the nature of folktales, their cultural context, and the characteristics that make them attractive to young adults, de Vos and Altmann interpret specific tales and offer suggestions for using the material.

Great Books for Every Book Lover: 2002 Great Reading Suggestions for the Discriminating Bibliophile

Great Books for Every Book Lover: 2002 Great Reading Suggestions for the Discriminating Bibliophile

by Thomas J. Craughwell

Can't decide what to read? Imagine a list of the greatest books described in concise, insightful and witty profiles to browse in search of the next perfect read. 2002 Great Books for Every Book Lover offers all this and more, reviewing each book with the wit and wisdom of a seasoned book critic in this unique and useful reference that belongs in every bibliophile's library. * Readers will love the broad selection... (more)

500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide

500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide

by Erica Bauermeister

A wealth of great women writers, from the likes of Charlotte Bronte+a5 to Toni Morrison, is clearly expressed with excerpts from their books to provide readers with a satisfying background on their views of art, growing old, growing up, and power.

Tales, Then and Now: More Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults

Tales, Then and Now: More Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults

by Anna E. Altmann

A comprehensive compilation of reworkings of classic folk and fairy tales. The nature of folktales and their surrounding cultural contexts are examined; each story is accompanied by tale type numbers, motifs, lists of reworkings by genre, and author interpretation. An excellent resource for the study of tales.

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by Nancy Pearl

by Nancy Pearl

by Esme? Raji Codell

by Peter Boxall

by Kathleen Odean

by Nancy Pearl

by Jane Mallison

by Hallie Ephron

by Laura Backes

by Nancy K. Peske, Beverly West

by Steve Leveen

by Hintz, Ostry

by Brian J. Frost

by Paul Kropp

by Cheryl Coon

by Gail De Vos

by Thomas J. Craughwell

by Erica Bauermeister

by Anna E. Altmann