
Lesbian and Gay Voices
An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults
- 296 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Lesbian and Gay Voices
An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults
About this book
With a foreword by Nancy Garden, the highly acclaimed author of Young Adult Fiction, this thoughtfully written annotated bibliography reviews picture books, young adult fiction, short stories nonfiction works and biographies for young readers. Entries specify the age level appropriateness of each work as well as literary awards received for the work. Each annotation is followed by a list of topics in the work which the user will find cross-referenced in the topic index. With additional recommendations on books for librarians, educators and parents, and a set of suggested guidelines for evaluating books, this user-friendly guide is valuable as both a reader resource and as collection development tool. The guide also provides author profiles of selected writers who have made outstanding contributions to this field of literature. This information is complemented by inspiring author quotes, photographs, and lists of their books categorized by age level appropriateness. The up-to-date information on helpful resources for teens and their families found here along with a select bibliography and additional indices make this comprehensive guide a powerful and important reference tool for helping young gay and lesbian readers.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Suggested Guidelines for Evaluating Books with Lesbian and Gay Content
- 1 Picture Books
- 2 Fiction
- 3 Short Stories
- 4 Nonfiction
- 5 Biography and Autobiography
- 6 Books for Librarians, Educators, Parents, and Other Adults
- 7 Author Profiles
- Appendix A: Calendar
- Appendix B: Resources
- Selected Bibliography
- Title Index
- Author Index
- Topic Index