Written by well-known authors Carl Tomlinson and Carol Lynch-Brown, this resource for teachers, librarians, and parents places emphasis on having adolescents read a wide variety of young adult literature and addresses all types and formats of literature including novels, short stories, graphic novels, and picture books for older readers. In addition, notable authors are featured in each genre chapter and multicultural and international literature is integrated throughout and treated more fully in its own chapter.

Unique to the market, this long-awaited book also includes strong pedagogical chapters that provide practical strategies for connecting secondary school students with young adult books such as how to select books that students will read and enjoy, how to motivate resistant readers to read, and how to develop text sets for classroom study across the curriculum. Teachers will be equipped with the knowledge to use trade books as excellent teaching and learning materials and will not be limited to using textbooks alone.

Finally, Dr. Tomlinson and Dr. Lynch-Brown engage readers by offering a thorough discussion of the major trends and issues affecting young adult literature, such as censorship, the literary canon, and accountability.