Jamie Kallio

Read On...Speculative Fiction for Teens (eBook, ePUB)

Reading Lists for Every Taste

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This guide offers exciting new reading paths for students who enjoy fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal themes. With over 350 titles organized into their primary appeal characteristics and scores of thematic lists, librarians and educators will benefit from lists of contemporary selections specifically written for teens.

Interest in teen fiction has grown in popularity in the last decade, especially within the fantasy and paranormal genres. This timely guide is one of the few books on the subject that lists titles that are written specifically for teens.

Read On...Speculative Fiction for Teens features popular, contemporary themes ranging from vampire love and ghost stories to epic fantasy and out-of-this-world science fiction. Each of the five chapters caters to a specific area of interest-story, character, setting, mood, and language-and within the chapter, numerous lists of novels are organized by topic, with the best titles highlighted. Each of the more than 350 listed titles includes bibliographic information and a brief, punchy description.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216136064
• Artikelnr.: 68347302

Autorenporträt

Jamie Kallio is youth services librarian at Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park, IL.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: YA, Here to Stay Just Enough
to Fill a (Bewitched) Teacup: A Totally Concise History of Teen Fantasy and
Speculative Fiction Use Me Any Way You Want Chapter One: Story Take Me
Away! Historical Fantasy (Bad) Politics, as Usual Let's Go, Already!
Journey Stories Ye Gods! Stories of Mythical Proportions Holy Smokes!
Dragons Look, Ma, I Can Fly!. and Other Experiments Fantasia: Stories of
Music and Magic Once Upon a Twist: Fairy Tales Old and Retold Dead Zone:
Stories from beyond the Grave Hanging with the King: Arthurian Fantasy
Something's Afoot: Magic and Mystery Struggling with Our Demons: Battling
Evil Fiends Messin' with Mother Nature: Earthly Disasters You Give Me
Fever: Plague Stories Not Raised in a Barn: Fantastical Animals Chapter
Two: Character Love Bites: Vampire Relationships My Poor Cold Heart: The
Lives of the Undead Falling for You: Immortal Beings Dangerous Beauties:
The Realm of Faerie It's a Wizard Thing: Masters and Mages Did I Do That?
Paranormal Powers Meet the Orphans Just Like Me: Robots and Clones You're
Such a Witch! You Talkin' To Me? Tough Chicks Courage, Lads! Boys Coming of
Age Full Moon Risin': Werewolves Brains Need Not Apply: Zombies! Looks
Aren't Everything: Shape-Shifters Under the Sea: Merfolk The Book Is the
Thing: Characters with a Literary Edge Tooth and Nail: Animal Kingdoms
Bless Your Thieving Heart: Criminals What's Up, Bro? Sensational Siblings
Space Invaders: Aliens Chapter Three: Setting School Sucks: Academies for
the Extraordinary Hipsters, Jokesters, and Monsters in the Subway: Urban
Fantasy You Slay Me: Medieval Fantasy Yo Ho Ho! Nautical Fantasy The Far
East: Stories Set in Asia-or Something Like It Follow That Dirigible!
Steampunk Fight the System! Corrupt Societies But It Looks Like Home:
Parallel Universes Give Me Space: Exploring the Universe(s) The New Normal:
Future Life It's About Time. Travel Chapter Four: Mood I See Through You:
Ghostly Encounters Slime Included: Monsters It Was a Dark and Stormy Night:
Gothic Fantasy Stranger with My Face: Possession Shades of Fantasy: Magical
Realism Charmed, I'm Sure: Fantasy Chick Lit Don't Make Me Laugh: Humor
Blood and Guts: Fantastic Gore Chapter Five: Language Simply Delicious:
Lyrical Fantasy Private Property: Diary Stories Time for Just One: Short
Story Collections Visual Language: Graphic Novels Moving Pictures: Comics
into Movies Language Comes Alive! Spec Lit on Audio Faster Than a Speeding
Bullet! Short, Quick Reads Let Me Tell You Something: First-Person
Narratives Challenge Yourself! Adult/Teen Crossovers From the Masters: Epic
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Appendix One: Awards Alex Awards ALA Notable Children's
Books-Older Readers Category Edgar Allen Poe Awards: Best Juvenile Mystery
Novel Hugo Awards Locus Awards: Fantasy Novel Locus Awards: Young Adult
Book Award Michael L. Printz Award Newbery Award YALSA Best Books for Young
Adults YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens YALSA 100 Best Books
(1950-2000) Appendix Two: Audio Awards ALSC Notable Children's Recordings
Audie Awards AudioFile Earphones Award Winner GRAMMY Awards (Best Spoken
Word for Children) Odyssey Award YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
Index