EDU 363 Adolescent Literature
OPAL KEYWORD SEARCH HINTS:
Use the following keywords in combination with other keywords to find juvenile non-fiction and fiction at Courtright Memorial Library
For non-fiction: Juvenile literature
Ex: Juvenile literature AND holocaust
For fiction: Juvenile fiction
Ex: Juvenile fiction AND holocaust
Title entries with less than 32 pages are usually picture books.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS
Children’s Literature
Young Adult Literature
REFERENCE RESOURCES:
Author Information:
Beacham’s Guide to Literature for Young Adults—14 volumes Ref Z 1037. A1 B 38 1989.
- This resource alphabetically lists the most important YA fiction books by title. With each title, a biography of the author is provided.
Biography Index—3 volumes Z 5301. B5 (1946-present).
- Biographical lists by occupation (for example, authors)
Contemporary Authors—128 volumes Ref Z 1224. C62.
- Reliable information about a large number of writers.
Oxford Reference Online (through online dictionaries and encyclopedias):
- Comprehensive encyclopedia of literature & authors, including YA literature
Something About the Author—139 volumes (1971-2003).
- Comprehensive resource for authors, including some YA authors.
The Young Adult Reader’s Adviser Ref PN 1009. A1 Y674 1992. This two-volume thematically-structured work provides short biographies for the included authors.
Literature Guides:
Beacham’s Guide to Literature for Young Adults—14 volumes Ref Z 1037. A1 B 38 1989.
- This resource alphabetically lists the most important YA fiction books by title and also provides summaries.
Best Books for Junior High Readers. Ref Z 1037. B546 1991.
- An excellent index of YA fiction and non-fiction organized thematically.
Bookfinder or the Best of Bookfinder. Ref Z 1037. A1 D67825 1992
- has a great subject index and each title is annotated with suggested ages.
The Horn Book Guide Ref Z 1037. H67.
- Published twice a year, this source provides a nice selection of fiction and non-fiction by grade level.
Twentieth-century Literary Criticism Ref PN94. T83 1978-2004.
- This 148-volume work provides a comprehensive collection of critical excerpts on 20th century literature, including YA literature.
The Young Adult Reader’s Adviser Ref PN 1009. A1 Y674 1992.
- This two-volume work groups YA literature thematically.
Awarded Literature Guides:
The Newbery and Caldecott awards: a guide to the medal and honor books/ Association for Library Services to Children. Ref PN 1009. A1 N49 2006.
- A guide to the fiction books awarded with the Newbury and Caldecott awards—up to age 14.
Indexes:
Biography Index—3 volumes Z 5301. B5 (1946-present).
- Biographical lists by occupation (for example, authors)
Humanities Index Periodicals (1974-1998)
- offers timely access to literary subjects, including YA literature, with a book review section at the end of each volume.
FINDING YA LITERATURE REVIEWS:
The Alan Review (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/) reviews current YA literature
Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) provides editorial and customer reviews.
Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com) provides editorial reviews (includes reviews from VOYA and Kirkus)
Beacham’s Guide to Literature for Young Adults—14 volumes Ref Z 1037. A1 B 38 1989.
The Horn Book, with the Horn Book Guide (Ref Z 1037. H67),
- offers more than 70,000 reviews for YA literature and film (requires subscription)
Humanities Index Periodicals (1974-1998)
- offers timely access to literary subjects, including YA literature, with a book review section at the end of each volume.
Journal of Youth Services in Libraries (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JYSL/): from 04/01/1998 to 07/01/2002 available in Education Abstracts
Kirkus Review: from 04/15/1991 to present available in Lexis-Nexis Academic
The Publishers’ Weekly—especially appropriate for recent book reviews: from 01/01/1994 to present available in Factiva
School Library Journal (www.slj.com) provides recent book reviews, arranged by age groups: from 09/01/1974 to present availabe in Academic Search Complete
www.teenreads.com: as part of the book report network, their mission is to connect youths to literature
Voice of Youth Advocates (www.voya.com) offers free review samples online and more with subscription
Young Adult Library Services (from Young Adult Library Services Associations—YALSA): from 04/01/2004 to present available in Academic Search Complete
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
The American Library Association (www.ala.org) contains information about intellectual freedom, banned books, YA book awards (Printz, Alex, “Best Books”)
BCCLS Mock Awards 2009 (http://bcclsmockawards.blogspot.com) provides commentary and reviews by librarians on new YA publications
Genreflecting (http://www.genreflecting.com/) A guide to Genre Fiction, including teen literature.
GoodReads (www.goodreads.com) provides social networking for nerds, with information about what others read and commentary
The Reader’s Advisory at Massillon Public Library (http://www.massillonlibrary.org/ra/ya.htm), and index of YA literature and authors’ websites
The Reading Corner (http://www.carr.org/read/YA-web.htm), an index of websites for YA literature and YA-related topics
Virtual YA: Public Libraries with YA Web Pages (http://members.aol.com/naughyde/publibya.htm)
Ypulse: Youth marketing for teens, tweens, and Generation Y (http://www.ypulse.com), a blog that covers the latest in youth culture and marketing
RESEARCH DATABSES FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES ON YA LITERATURE
- Academic
Search Complete [info][RefWorks
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- Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
- Article First [RefWorks help]
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index (ISI) [info][RefWorks help]
- The Bibliography of American Literature [info]
- Humanities International Complete [info] [RefWorks help]
- JStor [RefWorks help]
- Lexis-Nexis Academic [info]
- Literary Index
- Literary
Reference Center [info]
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MLA - The MLA International Bibliography [info][RefWorks help] - WorldCat [info]