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Presents annotated listings of 13,523 recommended books for students in grades six through nine, most published between 1999 and 2003, grouped in sixty-five major subject areas, each with publisher, price, ISBN, and review sources.

Presents descriptions of over 1,500 fiction titles that may be of interest to teens, most published since the mid-1990s, grouped in the categories of issues, contemporary life, adventure, mystery and suspense, fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, historical, multicultural, Christian, and alternative formats.

Contains one hundred annotated reading lists of books for children, covering school subjects, character and values, and genres and themes; listed by author, with an index.

Presents an annotated bibliography of over 2,000 suggested book titles for children ages kindergarten through grade six, including picture books, fiction, poetry, and folklore, providing advice on reading aloud, storytelling, classroom and library activities, and more.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief summaries of more than five hundred nonfiction books for teen readers, each including the author, title, publisher, publication date, ISBN, and suggested reading level; grouped by genre and reading interest.

Defines the features and characteristics of popular reading genres and subgenres, including historical fiction, westerns, crime, adventure, romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, Christian fiction, and emerging genres, each with a listing of representative titles, and includes essays on the social nature of reading, and readers' advisory.

Provides resources for librarians, teachers, school counselors, and parents for helping teens cope with such problems as depression, eating disorders, maltreatment, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and cliques, including outreach programs, fiction books, bulletin board ideas, projects, and activities.

Gives a history of the Best books for young adults annual lists and a complete listing of the best books from 1966 to 1999.