The Quick Picks for Young Adults Committee: Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 1998
Staff -- School Library Journal, 3/1/1998
The chair of the Quick Picks for Young Adults Committee was Judy Nelson, Bellevue (WA) Regional Library. Members of the committee were: Betty Carter, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University; Lynn Cockett, doctoral student, School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, Rutgers University; Diana Herald, writer and consultant, Grand Junction, CO; Mary Long, Wilson Middle School Library, Plano, TX; Mary Purucker, Santa Monica (CA) High School Library; Ann Raymer, Susan Rosenkoetter, and Amelia Schwartz, New York Public Library; Tricia Segal, Cleveland (OH) Public Library; and Drue Wagner-Mees, Los Angeles Public Library.
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ALTEN, Steve. Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. Doubleday. 1997. Tr $22.95. ISBN 0-385-48905-6.
ANDERSON, M.T. Thirsty. Candlewick. 1997. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-7636-0048-2.
CARTER, Alden R. Bull Catcher. Scholastic. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-590-50958-6.
COLE, Brock. The Facts Speak for Themselves. Front St. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-886910-14-6.
COONEY, Caroline. The Terrorist. Scholastic. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-590-22853-6.
COONEY, Caroline. Wanted! Scholastic. 1997. pap. $4.50. ISBN 0-590-88849-2.
CUSICK, Richie Tankersley. The Harvest (Buffy, the Teenage Vampire Series). Pocket/Archway. 1997. pap. $3.99. ISBN 0-671-01712-8.
DRAPER, Sharon M. Forged by Fire. S & S/Atheneum. 1997. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-80699-X.
DUNCAN, Lois. Gallows Hill. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32331-X.
FLEISCHMAN, Paul. Seedfolks. illus. by Judy Pedersen. Harper-Collins/Cotler. 1997. Tr $13.95. ISBN 0-06-027471-9; PLB $13.89. ISBN 0-06-027472-7.
GALLO, Donald R., ed. No Easy Answers: Short Stories About Teen-agers Making Tough Choices. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-385-32290-9.
GIBERGA, Jane Sughrue. Friends to Die For. Dial. 1997. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-8037-2094-7.
HOGAN, James P. Bug Park. Baen. 1997. Tr $22. ISBN 0-671-87773-9.
JENKINS, A. M. Breaking Boxes. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32513-4.
KLAUSE, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $16.45. ISBN 0-385-32305-0.
LEVINE, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. HarperCollins. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-027510-3; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-06-027511-1.
MAZER, Harry, ed. Twelve Shots: Outstanding Short Stories About Guns. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32238-0.
MORRIS, Winifred. Liar. Walker. 1996. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-8027-8461-5.
PAULSEN, Gary. Sarny: A Life Remembered. Delacorte. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32195-3.
PAULSEN, Gary. The Schernoff Discoveries. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32194-5.
PETERSEN, P. J. White Water. S & S. 1997. Tr $15. ISBN 0-689-80664-7.
QUALEY, Marsha. Thin Ice. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32298-4.
ROCHMAN, Hazel & Darlene Z. McCampbell, sels. Leaving Home. HarperCollins. 1997. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-06-024873-4; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-024874-2.
SHUSTERMAN, Neal. The Dark Side of Nowhere. Little, Brown. 1997. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-316-78907-0.
SKURZYNSKI, Gloria. Virtual War. S & S. 1997. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-81374-0.
SLEATOR, William. The Beasties. Dutton. 1997. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-525-45598-1.
SOTO, Gary. Buried Onions. Harcourt. 1997. Tr $17. ISBN 0-15-201333-4.
STOKER, Bram. Dracula. illus. by Tudor Humphries. (Eyewitness Classics Series). DK. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-7894-1489-9.
THOMAS, Rob. Doing Time: Notes from the Undergrad. S & S. 1997. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-80958-1.
VANDE VELDE, Vivian. Curses, Inc: And Other Stories. Harcourt/Yolen. 1997. Tr $16. ISBN 0-15-201452-7.
WERSBA, Barbara. Whistle Me Home. Holt. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-8050-4850-2.
WILLIAMS, Carol Lynch. The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson. Delacorte. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32249-6.
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AASENG, Nathan. Poisonous Creatures. (Scientific American Sourcebooks Series). 2lst Century Bks. 1997. PLB $18.98. ISBN 0-8050-4690-9.
ADOFF, Arnold, ed. I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans, rev. ed. illus. by Benny Andrews. S & S. 1997. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-81241-8; pap. $4.99. ISBN 0-689-80869-0.
BLUM, Mark. Beneath the Sea in 3-D. Chronicle. 1997. Tr $18.95, ISBN 0-8118-1412-2.
BRANZEI, Sylvia. Gross-ology Begins at Home: The Science of Really Gross Things in Your Everyday Life. Addison Wesley Longman/Planet Dexter. 1997. pap. $12.99. ISBN 0-201-95993-3.
CANFIELD, Jack, Mark Hansen & Kimberly Kirberger. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning. Health Communications. 1997. Tr $24. ISBN 1-55874-463-0.
COVILLE, Bruce, retel. William Shakespeare's Macbeth. illus. by Gary Kelley. Dial. 1997. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-1899-3; PLB $16.89. ISBN 0-8037-1900-0.
FLETCHER, Ralph. Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Early Spring. illus. by Walter Lyon Krudop. S & S/ Atheneum. 1997. RTE $15. ISBN 0-689-81035-0.
FOGLE, Bruce. Dachshund. (Dog Breeders Handbooks). DK. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-7894-1613-1.
FOGLE, Bruce. Encyclopedia of the Cat. DK. 1997. Tr $34.95. ISBN 0-7894-1970-X.
FOGLE, Bruce. Poodle. (Dog Breeders Handbook) DK. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-7894-1612-3.
GATES, Phil. The History News: Medicine. (The History News Series). Candlewick. 1997. RTE $15.99. ISBN 0-7636-0316-3.
GLENN, Mel. Jump Ball: A Basketball Season in Poems. Lodestar. 1997. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-525-67554-X.
GLENN, Mel. The Taking of Room 114: A Hostage Drama in Poems. Lodestar. 1997. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-67548-5.
GREENFIELD, Lauren. Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood. Knopf. 1997. Tr $35. ISBN 0-679-45453-5.
HAMPTON, Wilborn. Kennedy Assassinated!: The World Mourns: A Reporter's Story. Candlewick. 1997. RTE $17.99. ISBN 1-56402-811-9.
HIRSCH, Karen, D. Mind Riot: Coming of Age in Comix. S & S/Aladdin. pap. $9.99. ISBN 0-689-80622-1.
JANULEWICZ, Mike & Richard Widdows. Yikes!: Your Body, Up Close! S & S. 1997. Tr $15. ISBN 0-689-81520-4.
KING, Martin Luther, Jr. I Have a Dream. Scholastic. 1997. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-590-20516-1.
KLEINBAUM, Nancy, H. The Magnificient Seven: The Authorized Story of American Gold. Bantam. 1996. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-553-09774-1.
KRAMER, Stephen. Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley. photos. by Warren Faidley. Putnam. 1997. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-399-23029-7.
KWAN, Michelle & as told to Laura James. Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion. Scholastic. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-590-76340-7.
MARSCHALL, Ken. Inside the Titanic: A Giant Cut-Away Book. Little, Brown. 1997. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-316-5716-1.
MORGAN, Rowland. In the Next Three Seconds. illus. by Rod Josey & Kira Josey. Lodestar. 1997. Tr $13.99. ISBN 0-525-67551-5.
MYERS, Walter Dean. Harlem. illus. by Christopher Myers. Scholastic. 1997. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-590-54340-7.
O'GRADY, Scott & Michael French. Basher Five-Two: The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady. Doubleday. 1997. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-385-32300-X.
PETERS, Mike. Grimmy: King of the Heap! Tor. 1997. pap. $10.95. ISBN 0-312-86069-3.
PLATT, Richard. Stephen Biesty's Incredible Everything. illus. by Stephen Biesty. DK. 1997. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7894-2049-X.
POLK, Milbry. Egyptian Mummies: A Pop-Up Book. illus. by Roger Stewart. Dutton. 1997. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-45839-5.
RESS, Dafydd. Encyclopedia of Rock Stars. DK. 1996. pap. $29.95. ISBN 0-7894-1263-2.
RICHARDS, Joy. The Fantastic Cutaway Book of Speed. illus. by Alex Pang. Millbrook/Copper Beech. 1997. PLB $17.90. ISBN 0-7613-0554-8, pap. $9.95. ISBN 0-7613-0579-3.
SCHROEDER, Russell. Mickey Mouse: My Life in Pictures. Disney. 1997. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-7868-3150-2; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-7868-5059-0.
STINE, R. L. It Came from Ohio!: My Life As a Writer. with Joe Arthur. Scholastic/Parachute. 1997. Tr $9.95. ISBN 0-590-36674-2.
TANAKA, Shelley. Discovering the Iceman. illus. by Laurie McGaw. (An I Was There Bk.). Hyperion. 1997. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-7868-0284-7.
THOMAS, Velma Maia. Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa to Slavery and Emancipation. Crown. 1997. Tr $29.95. ISBN 0-609-60030-3.
'Whaddaya Doin' In There?' A Bathroom Companion (For Kids). Addison Wesley. 1996. Tr $10. ISBN 0-614-19318-4; pap. $8.95. ISBN 0-201-95990-9
WILLSON, Quentin. Classic American Cars. DK. 1997. Tr $29.95. ISBN 0-7894-2083-X.
