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Genrefied Classics A Guide to Reading Interests in Classic Literature
Tina Frolund
Book Code: LU1729
ISBN: 1-59158-172-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-172-7
392 pages
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Publication: 12/30/2006
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • As a reference work, this is well organized and easy to use, and it includes a chronology of the listed titles, a list of titles by reading level, and author/title index, and a subject index. This would be a valuable addition to high school library collections, particularly to assist senior English and AP English students in choosing books for independent projects. Because of the inclusion of classic young adult and children's titles, it would also be useful in middle school libraries at schools that have an academic focus on classic literature....Highly recommended for professional and student use in high schools and middle schools that have an academic focus on classic literature.
    —Teacher Librarian     December 2007
  • This book will serve as a resource for those interested in a "great books" reading experience and is likely to be particularly useful for homeschoolers. School library media specialists at middle and high school needing a resource for classic titles suitable for classroom use will find this meets their needs....Genrefied Classics is recommended for school and public libraries.
    —Booklist/RA Corner     May 1, 2007
  • A librarian in Las Vegas, Nevada, Frolund offers school and public librarians who work with young adults an annotated bibliography of classic literary works arranged within genre classifications. She cites fictional works written between 800 BC and 1985 that have transcended the scene of their creation and display multiple levels of meaning, literary merit, and popular appeal.
    —Reference & Research Book News     May 2007
Description: Rediscover the classics--and share them with readers! The Count of Monte Cristo is a rip-roaring adventure. Pride and Prejudice is an endearing romance. Howard Fast's April Morning is fascinating historical fiction and a moving war story. The list goes on. The trick is to find the right book for the reader. This guide can help. By identifying the genre characteristics of more than 400 classic fiction works, and organizing titles according to these features, this guide helps readers find the type of books they enjoy; and it helps you promote classics to teen (and adult!) readers. Grade 9 through adult. The primary purpose of this book is to provide a readers' advisory tool for those working with teens and preteens in public and school libraries. A secondary purpose is to help educators and librarians promote classic literature to readers of all ages. Teachers in particular will find it a useful complement to college bound and AP reading lists.
LC Card Number: 2006033740
LCC Class: Z6511
Dewey Class: 016
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf
Readers Advisory Catalog 2007.pdf
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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