Annotated Book Lists for Every Teen Reader

Bartel and Holley have scoured the YALSA-BK archives to find more than 1100 books with broad teen readership. While the book's primary purpose is for readers' advisory, the authors also suggest it will be useful in creating displays as well as igniting creativity. Part one, "The Right Title for the Right Reader," lists the books by theme ("Avid Readers," "Book Haters," "Graphic Novel Lovers," "Offbeat Guys," "Picky Senior Girls," "Urban Teens," etc.); format (audiobooks, blogs, novels in verse, etc.); and theme and setting (bathrooms, insects, teen immigrants, etc.). This division keeps the book lists concise, allowing professionals to breeze through them while in a readers' advisory pinch. The lists are short (no more than 25 titles). Annotations are arranged alphabetically by author and cite the lists to which they belong. The scope is wide ranging with a good mix of standards, classics, and newer titles. With a highly appropriate title, this volume hits the mark.—Adrienne L. Strock, Maricopa County Library District, AZ