Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.

 

For more than a decade, librarians have been following the recommendations of Patrick Jones, author of Connecting Young Adults and Libraries, to build collections for teens in school and public libraries. Now Jones teams up with English teacher Patricia Taylor and young adult librarian/speculative fiction expert Kirsten Edwards to deliver the definitive core collection. Focusing on titles YA teens would be most likely to own or check out frequently, these experts have selected and annotated over 1,000 titles, including adult and young adult fiction and nonfiction; biographies and personal narratives; graphic novels and illustrated works; underground classics; humor; science fiction/fantasy; Web sites; databases, and other electronic formats. Brief annotations provide insight and identify the primary audience for each book. Core collection entries include call numbers, full bibliographic information, and grade/audience level. Special features include handpicked favorites of YA librarians and authors, an extensive list of young adult “best” lists, and author and title indexes. An accompanying title-checker disk allows librarians to quickly compare catalog holdings to the core collection recommended by these experts.

 This book is comprehensive and easy to use, and considering the inclusion of a CD_ROM the price is reasonable. Librarians wishing to redesign their young adult collection or develop a teen reading book should purchase this book.
-- Public Libraries
 
Patrick Jones’ reputation as a young adult librarian lends this title credibility. But once young adult librarians open the book, they will recognize the strength of the title lies not only with the authors, but also the with the format used and the titles presented….This is an extremely valuable tool for the young adult school or public librarian.
-- Library Media Connection
 
A lively and extremely useful guide for young adult collections in public and school libraries. It delivers well on its purpose of creating a list of books that teens with a wide variety of interests will enjoy….This is a must purchase for public and secondary school librarians.
-- YAttitudes
 
This title is deceptively rich in its contribution to serving clients in all libraries but especially our teenaged friends.
-- Teacher Librarian
 
Invaluable for modern collection development and in meeting the wide reading needs of young adults.
-- Pennsylvania School Librarians Association 2004 Best Nonfiction for Young Adults Citation
 
Strongly recommended for any librarian working with Young Adults. This manual is so extensive and exhaustive, that one will spend months if no longer, accessing all that is here. A first purchase.
-- Catholic Library World
 
A must purchase.
-- YAttitudes
 
...so extensive and exhaustive, that one will spend months if not longer, accessing all that is here. A first purchase.
-- Catholic Library World
 
This is an extremely valuable tool for young-adult school or public librarians. RECOMMENDED.
-- Library Media Connection
 
This book reminds us of what the best in YA collection development is all about.
-- ORANA
 
For both novice and experienced librarians who want to build teen collections that actually circulate.
-- School Library Journal
 
The accompanying CD-ROM mak[es] this book even more useful as a collection development tool.
-- Booklist
 
Contain[s] a motherload of useful information about young adult materials and preferences...A solid foundation from which to begin a new collection or to evaluate an existing one.
-- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
 
Essential...This resource is invaluable to a librarian working with teens.
-- VOYA
 
Very strongly recommended for school and community librarians.
-- Library Bookwatch
 
Useful for public libraries and for junior and senior high school libraries.
-- Book News
 

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