Books for You. a Booklist for Senior High Students. NCTE Bibliography
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 350 614 CS 213 560 AUTHOR Wurth, Shirley, Ed. TITLE Books for You. A Booklist for Senior High Students. Eleventh Edition. NCTE Bibliography Series. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Ill. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8141-0365-0; ISSN-1051-4740 PUB DATE 92 NOTE 269p.; Prepared by the Committee on the Senior High School Booklist. For the 10th edition, see ED 298 496. AVAILABLE FROMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 03650-0015; $12.95 members, $16.95 nonmembers). PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescent Literature; Adolescents; Annotated Bibliographies; Books; *Fiction; High Schools; High School Students; Independent Reading; *Nonfiction; Reading Interests; Reading Materials; Reading Material Selection; *Recreational Reading IDENTIFIERS Reading Motivation ABSTRACT Intended to help young readers of high school age find the kinds of current books that make them want to read more, this book describes nearly 800 quality fiction and nonfiction titles published between 1988 and 1991 for young adults. The book's annotations are grouped by subject matter in 32 sections keyed to senior high students' interests and school studies, among them adventure and survival, biography and autobiography, careers and jobs, dating and sexual awareness, family relationships, history and geography, mysteries, politics, science and the environment, and sports. The bibliography includes fiction and nonfiction, with titles labeled accordingly. Author, publisher, length of publication, and ISBN numbers are included; and a directory of publishers, and author, subject, and title indexes are attached. (SR) ********AA;,,ki.:.;,*****i.;.-..-A********************************************* * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Mc. or Education*, Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) -/ document has been reproduced as received from the person or orgenozetion onginaling C' Minor changes nave been made to improve -v reproduction quality pelnis Of view Or opinfOnS stated in 1114 mint do not necessarily represent official OERI positron or policy 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Committee on the Senior High School Book list Shirley Wurth, Chair, Raytown Public Schools, Missouri King Anderson, Truman High School, Independence, Missouri Ina Butler, Pattonville Senior High School, Maryland Heights, Missouri Laurel Ellingson, Truman High School, Independence, Missouri Janet Ferguson, William Chrisman High School, Independence, Missouri Clara Fisher, Raytown South High School, Missouri Nancy H. Flamank, Raytown South High School, Missouri (retired) Jean Gelsinger, Hickman Mills C-1 School District, Kansas City, Missouri Linda Griffith, Truman High School, Independence, Missouri Diane Hunter, Second Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Missouri Delores Lunceford, University of Missouri-Kansas City Myma McCain, Bridger Junior High School, Independence, Missouri Paula Neale, Ingels Elementary School, Hickman Mills, Missouri Doris E. Negaard, William Chrisman High School, Independence, Missouri Joyce Pettus, Holman Middle School, St. Ann, Missouri Dorothy E. Staley, Truman High School, Independence, Missouri (retired) Alyse Stoll, Raytown South Middle School, Missouri (retired) Janet Sturgess, Ruskin High School, Hickman Mills C-1 School District, Kansas City, Missouri Sharon Thompson, Truman High School, Independence, Missouri Lucinda Wilkinson, Houston, Texas Carole A. Williams, Executive Committee Liaison, Mehlville School District, St. Louis, Missouri Michael Spooner, NCTE Staff Liaison NaTi Bibliography Series Books forYou A Booklist forSenior High Students Eleventh Edition Shirley Wurth, Editor, and the Committee on the Senior High SchoolBook list of the National Council of Teachers ofEnglish National Council of Teachersof English 1111 Kenyon Road, Urbana,Illinois 61801 NCTE Editorial Board Richard F. Abrahamson; CeliaGenishi; Joyce Kinkead; Louise Wetherbee Phelps; Gladys Veidemanis, CharlesSuhor, chair, ex officio; Michael Spooner, ex officio Manuscript Editors: Michael Ryan and Marya Ryan Production Editor: Rona S. Smith Cover Design: R. Maul Cover Illustration: Lisha A. Banks Interior Design: Tom Kovacs for TGK Design NCTE Stock Number 03650-3050 © 1992 by the National Council of Teachers of English. Allrights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publicationsto provide a forum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teaching of Englishand the language arts. Publicity accorded to any particularpoint of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Committee, the Board ofDirectors, or the membership at large, except in announcements of policy, where such endorsementis clearly specified. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Books for You: a booklist for senior high students/ShirleyWurth, editor, and the Committee on the Senior High School Book list of the National Councilof Teachers of English. 11th ed. p.cm. (NCTE bibliography series, ISSN 1051-4740) Includes index. Summary: An annotated bibliography of fiction and nonfiction booksof interest to high school students. Includes author, title, and subject indexes. ISBN 0-8141-0365-0 1. Young adult literatureBibliography. 2. High School studentsBooksand reading. 3. High school librariesBook lists. 4. Bibliography BestbooksYoung adult literature.[1. BibliographyBest books.]I. Wurth, Shirley.II. National Council of Teachers of English. Committee on the Senior High SchoolBooklist. III. Series. Z1037.13724 1992 [PN1009.A 1 011.62 '5dc20 92-26206 CIP AC Contents Acknowledgments vii Foreword ix Introduction for the Student xi 1. Adventure and Survival 1 2. Animals 10 3. Art and Architecture 15 4.Biography and Autobiography 17 5.Careers and Jobs 35 6. Classics 44 7.Dating and Sexual Awareness 46 8.Death and Dying 55 9. Diaries, Essays, and Oral Histories 60 10. Drugs and Alcohol 63 11. Family Relationships 66 12. Fantasy 89 13.Friendship 98 14.Health Issues 105 15. Historical Fiction 111 16. History and Geography 118 17.Hobbies 125 18. Horror, Witchcraft, and the Occult 127 19. Human Rights 134 20. Humorand Satire 138 vi Books for You 21.Mysteries, Spies, and Crime 141 22.Myths, Legends, and Folklore 159 23.Poetry and Drama 163 24.Politics and Law 167 25.Reference 171 26.Romance 174 27.Science and the Environment 186 28.Science Fiction 193 29.Short Stories 207 30.Sports 215 31.War 220 32.Westerns 227 Directory of Publishers 229 Author Index 237 Title Index 244 Subject Index 253 Editor 259 Acknowledgments One icy, wintry afternoon, three educators braved the nearly impassable streets to gather in my book-dominated basement for the first meeting to organize for the revision of Books for You. That was the initial indication of the devotion Nancy Flamank, Jean Gelsinger, and Dorothy Staley brought to this project. For their assistance in reading and encouraging their colleagues to volunteer, I am grateful, because much of this book is the result of their cooperative efforts. The other readers, many of whom were English teachers loaded with papers and lesson plans, were faithful to the project because they themselves had used previous editions of Booksfor You. Now it was their turn to pass on information about books for reading enjoyment and knowledge to students, teachers, and librarians. They gave their time, talent, and energy in just one more way to help young people and their profession. The NCTE staff, especially Michael Spooner, remained constant in giving assistance and even provided additional help in reading and annotating as the deadline neared. Without them, the book would not be as complete as it is. The publishers regularly sent books as requested by the NCTE staff in Urbana. They, too, are interested in encouraging reading in a time when it is not always a number-one priority with young people. For their materials, we send them our appreciation for the gifts of books. Without the authors, we would not have had the opportunity to compile this book. From those of us who are avid readers, we recognize and thank contem- porary writers for continuing the history of good writing for good reading. Shirley Wurth 0 vii Foreword The National Council of Teachers of English is proud to publish four different booklists, renewed on a regular rotation, in its bibliography series. The four are Adventuring with Books (pre-K through grade 6), Your Reading (middle school/ junior high), Books for You (senior high), and High InterestEasy Reading (junior/senior high reluctant readers). Conceived as resources for teachers and students alike, these volumes reference thousands of the most recent children's and young adults' trade books. The works listed cover a wide range of topics, from preschool ABC books to science fiction novels for high school seniors; from wordless picture books to nonfiction works on family stresses, computers, and mass media. Each edition of an NCTE booklist is compiled by a group of teachers and librarians, under leadership appointed by the NCTE Executive Committee. Working for most of three or four years with new books submitted regularly by publishers, the committee