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Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults A Comprehensive Guide, Fifth Edition
Ruth Nadelman Lynn
ISBN: 1-59158-050-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-050-8
1208 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 3/30/2005
List Price: $68.00 (UK Sterling Price: £46.95)
Discount Price: $34.00 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Awards:
  • Locus 2005 Recommended Reading List
Reviews:
  • Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults remains a useful resource for librarians, teachers, and children's literature scholars.
    —Reference Reviews     February 2006
  • [D]efinately a comprehensive annotated guide to fantasy....[a]s a reference guide this book would be very valuable. It would be good to have available for a school system or public library use. Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     February 2006
  • [A] fine example of a bibliography valuable for both readers' advisory and scholarly purposes....[t]his is an excellent resource, and with its low price and wide applications, the volume should have a place in most school, public, and academic libraries.
    —Booklist/Youth Reference     September 1, 2005
  • This eminently useful and comprehensive volume deserves a place in every school and public library.
    —VOYA     October 2005
  • [I]t's the book's organization which is so unique and makes it such an important tool. For such fantasy synopses are organized under 'Anima', 'Sorcery', 'Time Travel', and the other types of fantasy kids typically ask for, making it easy to cross-reference fantasy novel and story collections published between 1900 and 2004 for kids of all ages. Librarians in particular and any adult reguarly working with kids will find Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Comprehensive Guide includes grade levels and review citations as well as notes on recommended titles.
    —Internet Bookwatch     August 2005
Description: Since the publication of Harry Potter and recently renewed interest in The Lord of the Rings, fantasy has become the hottest genre for young readers today—thousands of fantasy novels have flooded into the market, and young readers can't get enough. Librarians can build their collections and advise readers with Lynn's comprehensive guide, describing and categorizing fantasy novels and story collections published between 1900 and 2004. More than 7,500 titles—nearly 2,800 new to this volume—for readers grades 3-12 are organized in chapters based on fantasy subgenres and themes, including animal, alternate worlds, time travel, witchcraft, and sorcery. Lynn provides complete bibliographic information, grade level, a brief annotation, and a list of review citations, and notes recommended titles.
 Title Features:
Titles are organized in chapters based on fantasy subgenres and themes (e.g., allegorical, literary, animal, etc.) and arranged alphabetically by author. For each book, Lynn provides complete bibliographic information, grade level, a brief annotation, and a list of review citations. Recommended and highly recommended titles are noted. A versatile and authoritative guide for collection development, reference, reader's advisory, and research. Grades 3-12.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Guide to Use
    Abbreviations of Books and Review Journal Cited
    Introduction
    Outstanding Fantasy, 1960-2004
    Award-Winning Fantasy Literature
    Allegorical Fantasy and Literary Fairy Tales
    Animal Fantasy
    Fantasy Collections
    Ghost Fantasy
    High Fantasy: Alternate Worlds or Histories
    High Fantasy: Myth or Legend Fantasy
    High Fantasy: Travel to Other Worlds
    Humorous Fantasy
    Magic Adventure Fantasy
    Time Travel Fantasy
    Toy Fantasy
    Witchcraft and Sorcery Fantasy
    Author and Illustrator Index
    Title Index
    Series Index
    Subject Index
About the Author: Ruth Nadelman Lynn is Head, Children's Services Department, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
PDF Catalogs:
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Textbook Catalog Fall 2007.pdf
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