Best books for middle school and junior high readers
Subtitle: grades 6-9
By: Catherine Barr
Edition: Third edition.
Series: Children's and young adult literature reference series
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1188
ISBN-13: 9781598847826; 9781610695190
Subjects: Middle school students; Books and reading; Junior high school students; Preteens; Teenagers; Children's literature; Bibliography; Young adult literature; Middle school libraries; Book lists; Junior high school libraries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference
Description: "Now in its third edition, this essential resource for middle school and junior high school libraries and public libraries supplies information on more than 11,000 in-print titles, most of which have been recommended in at least two reviewing journals. It retains its simple, thematic organization that makes finding the right book easy--for librarians, teachers, and parents alike. And its inclusion of thousands of nonfiction titles helps today's educators meet the Common Core standards. This updated edition of Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers, Grades 6-9 remains an indispensible resource for identifying the right book for any individual reader's preferences, needs, or interests; and for creating reading lists that support curricular needs and thematic library programs. It is also an essential tool for evaluating and developing the library collection. The entries provide annotations with succinct plot summaries, ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations; and indicate Lexile levels, as well as titles that are available in audio format or as an eBook version"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.