Diversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors Through Reading
This compact book offers a wealth of collection-development guidance regarding multicultural literature for children and teens, and notably includes the LGBTQ perspective as well.  Recommended for the neophyte youth services collection-development librarian or for those seeking to update a youth collection to reflect patron diversity, this book is a handy companion that incorporates thoughtful reflections on the historical context of diversity within youth literature (or the lack thereof) into 13 easy-to-digest chapters.  Other features include literature lists, an index, and a “Further Reading” reference section, which presents additional articles, books, and online resources  to expand  and ensure high-quality  purchases from the canon of children’s literature written for and by those reflecting diverse backgrounds. --Joslyn Jones