DOCUMENT RESUME ED 264 581 CS 209 485 AUTHOR Small, Robert C., Jr., Ed. TITLE Books for You: A Booklist for Senior High Students. New Edition. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Ill. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8141-0359-6 PUB DATE 82 NOTE 331p.; Prepared by the Committee on the Senior High School Booklist of the National Council of Teachers of English. AVAILABLE FROMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801 (Stock No. 03596, $6.25 member, $8.00 nonmember). PUB TYPE Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC14 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescent Literature; Adolescents; Annotated Bibliographies; *Books; *Fiction; High Schools; Independent Reading; *Nonfiction; ReadingInterests; Reading Materials; *Recreational Reading ABSTRACT The books listed in this annotated bibliography, selected to provide pleasurable reading for high schoolstudents, are arranged alphabetically by author under 35 main categories:(1) adventure and adventurers; (2) animals; (3) art and architecture;(4) biography; (5) careers and people on the job; (6)cars and airplanes; (7) great books that are unusual; (8) drama; (9)ecology; (10) essays; (11) ethnic experiences; (12) fantasy; (13) history; (14) historical fiction; (15) hobbies and crafts; (16)horror, witchcraft, and the occult; (17) humor; (18) improving yourself; (19)languages; (20) love and romance; (21) music and musicians; (22)mystery and crime; (23) myths and legends; (24) philosophies andphilosophers; (25) poetry and poets; (26) social and personalproblems; (27) religion and religious leaders; (28) science andscientists; (29) science fiction; (30) short stories; (31)sports and sports figures; (32) television, movies, and entertainment; (33)wars, soldiers, spying, and spies; (34) westerns and people ofthe west; and (35) women. 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"PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY NCTE TO THE tiDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." National Council of Teachers of English 1111 Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801 fV r.. 2 S NCTE Editorial Board: Paul T. Bryant, Marilyn Hanf Buckley, Thomas L. Clark, Jane Hornburger, Zora Rasiikis, Robert F. Hogan,ex officio, Paul O'Dea,ex officio Book Design: Tom Kovacs NCTE Stock Number 03596 © 1982 by the National Council of Teachers of English. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publications to provide a forum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teaching of English and the language arts. Publicity accorded to any particular point of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, or the membership at large, except in announcements of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data National Council of Teachers of English. Commit- tee on the Senior High School Booklist. Books for you. Includes index. 1. School libraries (High school)Book lists. 2. Children's literatureBibliography. I. Small, Robert C. II. Title. Z1037.N346 1982 [PN1009.A1]011'.62 82-8199 ISBN 0-8141-0359-6 Committee on the Senior High School Book list Robert C. Small, Jr., Chair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michael Angelotti, Texas Tech University Leila Christenburl James Madison University W. Geiger Ellis, University of Georgia Thomas West Gregory, University of Richmond Jean I. Hairston, G. W. Carver High School, Fieldale, Virginia Mary Pat Hall, Virginia Department of Education, Radford, Virginia Marjorie M. Kaiser, University of Louisville Patricia P. Kelly, Virg' is Polytechnic Institute and State University Donald J. Kenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Rosalie Kiah, Norfolk State University Helen S. Krell, McLean High School, McLean, Virginia Ellen S. Lewis, Oldham County High School, Buckner, Kentuck) Dora ld J. Logan, David Brearley High School, Kenilworth, New Jersey Al Muller, East Carolina University Roger Qualters, Aurora Hills Branch Library, Arlington. Virginia Warren Self, Radford University Linda Wilson, University of Maryland Jonathan Swift, Executive Committee Liaison Paul O'Dea, NCTE Staff Liaison 4 Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction to the Student ix Adventure and Adventurers 3 Animals 10 Art and Architecture 13 Biography 15 Careers and People on the Job 34 Cars and Airplanes 44 Different But Great 15 Drama 53 Ecology 58 Essays 68 Ethnic Experiences 72 Fantasy 95 History: Fact 106 History: Fiction 119 Hobbies and Crafts 128 Horror, Witchcraft, and the Occult 140 Humor 147 Improving Yourself 150 Languages 154 Love and Romance 156 Music and Musicians 161 Mystery and Crime 166 Myths and Legends 181 Philosophies and Philosophers 185 v 5 vi Contents Poetry and Poets 188 Problems: Social and Personal 194 Religion and Religious Leaders 214 Science and Scientists 217 Science Fiction 221 Short Stories 234 Sports and Sports Figures 250 Television, Movies, and Entertainment 260 Wars, Soldiers, Spying, and Spies 264 Westerns and People of the West 278 Women 280 Directory of Publishers 290 Author Index 295 Title Index 307 Acknowledgments As chair of the Committee on the Senior High School Booklist, I would like to thank the committee members for selecting and reading the books and for preparing the annotations in the subject categories: Adventure and AdventurersMarjorie M. Kaiser; AnimalsW. Geiger Ellis; Art and Architecture Linda Wilson, BiographyLeila Christenbury; Careers and People on the JobMarjorie M. Kaiser; Cars and Airplanes Jean I.Hairston; Different But GreatMichael Angclotti; Drama Ellen S. Lewis, EcologyW. Geiger Ellis; EssaysThomas West Gregory; Ethnic Experiences Rosalie Kiah, FantasyAl Muller; History: Fact Helen S. Krell; History: FictionLinda Wilson; Hobbies and Crafts Rosalie Kiah; Horror, witchcraft, and the OccultLeila Christenbury; Humor Helen S. Krell, Improving YourselfPatricia P. Kelly; Languages Mary Pat Hall; Love and RomanceEllen S. Lewis; Music and MusiciansEllen S. Lewis, Mystery and CrimeDorald J. Logan; Myths and Legends Jean I. Hairston, Philosophies and PhilosophersThomas West Gregory; Poetry and PoetsDorald J. Logan; Problems: Social and PersonalDonald J. Kenney and Roger Qualters; Religion and Religious LeadersHelen S. Krell; Science and ScientistsW. Geiger Ellis; Science FictionAl Muller; Short StoriesThomas West Gregory; Sports and Sports FiguresJean I. Hairston; Television, Movies, and EntertainmentPatricia P. Kelly; Wars, Soldiers, Spying, and Spies Mary Pat Hall and Warren Self; Westerns and People of the WestLeila Christenbury; WomenPatricia P. Kelly. Robert C. Small, Jr. vii Introduction to the Student All of us have favorite kinds of booksscience fictionor mysteries, animal stories or biographies. Whenyou have fnished a book and are looking for a new one to read, you probably know thetype you want. If you are in the mood for a mystery, you want to finda good mystery. But finding the right hook isn't alwayseasy. Books for Youwas written to help you find the books you want to read when you want them. Our committee memberssifted through 3500 books and picked out the bestnearly 1400, in fact. Thesebooks were selected because they are enjoyable to read,not because they are con- sidered classics or necessary reading for allteenagers. We included only books published or reprinted since 1976, the date ofthe last edition of Books for You.Most of the books are brand new; others first appeared before 1976 and have been included because theyare so popular that they have been reprinted since 1976. Some favoritebooks are not included, however, because they have not been reprinted since 1976.And to meet our publication deadline, we had to stop looking at books issued after the beginning of 1982. How This Book Is Arranged When we began putting the titles into the sections ofBooks for You,we tried to decide what you might say each bookwas about. We arranged them into categories that we thought representedyour reading interests. Then we put each book where we thoughtyou would look for it. Helping you find quickly the book you want when you want itwas our goal. Still, it is hard to know just whatyou might be looking for or what you might say a particular book is about. Often books have several dif- ferent aspects, and there might not beagreement on the most important aspect of each book. Is it a sports story? Or is it about cars? Or is ita story of an athlete who is a woman? Such books are hardto classify, so you may have to look in more than one section to find similar books. In cases where a particular book seems to belong