Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults

Lesbian and Gay Voices: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults
ISBN-10
0313095442
ISBN-13
9780313095443
Category
Social Science
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2000-06-30
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Frances A. Day

Description

With a foreword by Nancy Garden, the highly acclaimed author of Young Adult Fiction, this thoughtfully written annotated bibliography reviews picture books, young adult fiction, short stories nonfiction works and biographies for young readers. Entries specify the age level appropriateness of each work as well as literary awards received for the work. Each annotation is followed by a list of topics in the work which the user will find cross-referenced in the topic index. With additional recommendations on books for librarians, educators and parents, and a set of suggested guidelines for evaluating books, this user-friendly guide is valuable as both a reader resource and as collection development tool. The guide also provides author profiles of selected writers who have made outstanding contributions to this field of literature. This information is complemented by inspiring author quotes, photographs, and lists of their books categorized by age level appropriateness. The up-to-date information on helpful resources for teens and their families found here along with a select bibliography and additional indices make this comprehensive guide a powerful and important reference tool for helping young gay and lesbian readers.

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