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Author : Alethea Helbig,Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1986-11-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313252334
Comprehensive dictionary of American children's fiction from 1960 to 1984. Includes short synopsis and brief information on author.
Author : Alethea K. Helbig,Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993-04-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313277191
A supplement to two earlier volumes on American children's fiction from 1859 to 1984, this new dictionary, the first of a projected series of five-year updates, covers 134 award-winning books published from 1985 to 1989 with detailed factual material and insightful critical appraisal. Included in the more than 400 entries are book title entries, which provide plot summary and literary analysis; author entries, which stress major contributions to children's literature and significant biographical facts; character entries, which identify and describe memorable characters and analyze characterization; and miscellaneous entries on certain settings and other elements needing additional explanation. An appendix classifies the books under major awards given for the period in question. The extensive index, while providing access to specific names and terms, also identifies broad themes and subjects relating to fictional genres, narrative structures, and elements of style and tone. Taken together with its predecessors, this volume will be valuable for use in university, school, and public libraries, and by librarians, educators, parents, and scholars of children's literature and American culture.
Author : Alethea K. Helbig,Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015053492610
Children's literature mirrors changes in society, and books singled out for recognition reflect the standards and different interests of awards committees. This reference is a guide to American children's books that won awards between 1995 and 1999. Included are more than 750 alphabetically arranged entries for authors, titles, characters, and settings related to nearly 250 books. The volume demonstrates the growing number of multicultural works and novels about nontraditional families, while it also shows the continuing importance of historical fiction and the waning appeal of traditional adventure novels.
Author : Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781567507904
Written for librarians, teachers, and researchers, this is the second five-year supplement to the authors' Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984 (Greenwood, 1986). Its 567 entries cover 189 award-winning children's books by 136 authors published from 1990 to 1994. Included are concise critical reviews of novels, biographical profiles of authors, and descriptions of memorable characters. An appendix lists books by the awards they have won, and an extensive index allows complete access to the wealth of material contained within this reference work. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for those works that critics have singled out to receive awards or have placed on citation lists during the five years covered by the volume. The reference also contains biographical entries for leading authors of children's fiction, with entries focusing on how the author's life relates to children's literature and to particular works in this dictionary. The volume provides a list of awards, along with an appendix classifying individual works by the awards they have won. An extensive index provides full access to the wealth of information in this book.
Author : Alethea Helbig,Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1985-12-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313225901
Provides critical reviews of award-winning children's books, biographical information on authors, entries on unusual characters, and an extensive index.
Author : Alethea Helbig,Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015039929222
Critical commentary on those books that have been singled out for awards or have been placed on citation lists.
Author : Agnes Regan Perkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313061509
Young adult readers have special needs and concerns, and librarians have become increasingly interested in selecting books suitable for them. This reference provides information about 290 books for young adults. These books received major awards between 1997 and 2001, reflect the voices of 242 different authors, and range from new to familiar themes. Included are nearly 750 alphabetically arranged entries for individual works, authors, characters, and settings. Many of these books were originally written for adults but have become popular among younger readers. Entries for works provide plot summaries and critical assessments, while author entries focus on those aspects of the writers' lives most relevant to literature for young people. The reference is a valuable selection tool for librarians and teachers and a useful guide for students.
Author : Jack O'Gorman
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838919767
Focusing on new reference sources published since 2008 and reference titles that have retained their relevance, this new edition brings O’Gorman’s complete and authoritative guide to the best reference sources for small and medium-sized academic and public libraries fully up to date.
Author : C. W. Sullivan III
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313371189
At the close of the nineteenth century, American youths developed a growing interest in electricity and its applications, machines, and gadgetry. When authors and publishers recognized the extent of this interest in technology, they sought to create reading materials that would meet this market need. The result was science fiction written especially for young adults. While critics tended to neglect young adult science fiction for decades, they gradually came to recognize its practical and cultural value. Science fiction inspired many young adults to study science and engineering and helped foster technological innovation. At the same time, these works also explored cultural and social concerns more commonly associated with serious literature. Nor was young adult science fiction a peculiarly American phenomenon: authors in other countries likewise wrote science fiction for young adult readers. This book examines young adult science fiction in the U.S. and several other countries and explores issues central to the genre. The first part of the book treats the larger contexts of young adult science fiction and includes chapters on its history and development. Included are discussions of science fiction for young adults in the U.S. and in Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and Australia. These chapters are written by expert contributors and chart the history of young adult science fiction from the nineteenth century to the present. The second section of the book considers topics of special interest to young adult science fiction. Some of the chapters look at particular forms and expressions of science fiction, such as films and comic books. Others treat particular topics, such as the portrayal of women in Robert Heinlein's works and representations of war in young adult science fiction. Yet another chapter studies the young adult science fiction novel as a coming-of-age story and thus helps distinguish the genre from science fiction written for adult readers. All chapters reflect current research, and the volume concludes with extensive bibliographies.
Author : M. Daphne Kutzer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313064227
Multicultural fiction is an essential part of the American literary landscape. This reference helps scholars, teachers, and librarians choose significant texts from both the past and present, and provides guidance in approaching multicultural issues as they are discussed in fiction for young adults. Included are entries for 51 writers, some of whom have nearly been forgotten, others who are just emerging. Each entry provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information, while a general bibliography of works on multicultural literature concludes the book. Authors included range from the nearly forgotten, such as Laura Adams Armer, to the newly discovered, such as Graham Salisbury, winner of the 1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. The breadth of authors covered ensures an historical context for the issues raised by multiculturalism, and the sections on the critical reception of each author address such important issues as the authority and authenticity of the writer to comment on a different culture. Contributors are of many different ethnicities and include important scholars of children's literature, lending authenticity and authority to the volume itself.
Author : Millicent Lenz,Mary Meacham
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015032096011
Descriptions and critical assessments of more than 600 books, magazines, and databases for the selection of print and nonprint resources.
Author : Henryk Sawoniak
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1284 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9783110975062
Author : Ruth Nadelman Lynn
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 1186 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015033335780
Drawing on distinguished review sources, this updated and expanded guide recommends more than 4,800 American and British fantasy novels and anthologies, including nearly 1,500 new to this edition. Ten topical chapters embrace the entire range of fantasy literature, from allegory to witchcraft. Detailed annotations note major awards won, review citations, suggested reading level, other related titles by the author, and more. - Back cover.
Author : Bernice E. Cullinan,Diane Goetz Person
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826417787
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Author : Alleen Pace Nilsen,Kenneth L. Donelson
Publisher : HarperCollins College
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:49015002534486
