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This third edition of Young Adult Literature in Action draws on the success of the previous two editions and updates and expands on them to meet the needs of today's librarians and library science students. It includes a new focus on diverse books, LGBTQ+ selections, the role of book formats, and the relevance of librarians serving teen populations and is an ideal resource for teaching young adult literature courses.


Organized by major genre divisions, this easy-to-use book includes new information on timely topics such as audio and e-books, accessible books, and graphic novels. Each chapter includes revised and updated information on collaborative activities, featured books, special topics and programs, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, author comments, and assignment suggestions. Further updates include citations of exemplary young adult books and award winners, references, websites, and a bibliography.


FEATURES:

  • Provides unbiased, authoritative guidance for finding recommended classic and recent titles by genre

  • Presents an excellent introduction to the field of young adult literature for undergraduate and graduate students who intend to be public or school librarians and for librarians who are new to working with young adults

  • Focuses on timely topics such as diverse books, LGBTQ+ selections, the role of book formats, and the relevance of librarians serving teen populations

  • Provides updated information on audio and e-books, accessible books, and graphic novels

  • Shows how YALSA and AASL standards and competencies can be demonstrated

 
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Books

Young Adult Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide, Libraries Unlimited, 2019

Sound Advice: An Audiobook Selection Handbook for Library Collections, Libraries Unlimited available in 2022 


Book Chapters:

Serving Students Well: Showcasing School and Public Library Collaborations and Programs in Texas in Radical Collaborations for Learning: School Librarians as Change Agents from Libraries Unlimited, 2020


Build it Big: The North Texas Teen Book Festival
in Think big: A Resource Manual for Teen Library Programs that Attract Large Audiences. Lanham from Rowman & Littlefield, 2020 


Listen Up: How Audiobooks Support Literacy in Reading by Right: Successful Strategies to Ensure Every Child can Read from Facet Publishing, 2017 


Why Teach the Holocaust? in Holocaust Remembrance: An Educator’s Guide to Discussing the Holocaust and Using Literature to Learn from the Past for Random House Children’s Books, 2015


Articles and other scholarly publications: 

 “An Audiobook a Day Keeps Illiteracy at Bay: Benefits of Listening” for Audible.com 


“How to Plan, Market, and Execute a Book Festival for Youth” for School Library Journal


“How Audiobooks Changed My Life As an Educator” for Follett School Solutions


“Listen Up: The Best audiobooks Can be a Catalyst for Connecting Diverse Books to Young Audiences” for School Library Journal