Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults: A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries

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This annotated bibliography of more than 500 recommended books meets the needs of teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language. Laura McCaffery, has selected the best books on a variety of topics to meet curriculum and personal interest needs of young adults. Most of the books selected were published between 1992 and 1998. The bibliography is organized by topic: adventure, mystery and suspense; biographies; career, workplace, life skills and parenting; folktales, myths, poetry and classics; ethnic diversity; history and geography; nature and science; and sports. Indexes by author, subject, title and ethnic group should make searching easy.

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"In this well-organized bibliography, McCaffery annotates over five hundred titles appropriate for English as a second language students covering topics from sports to parenting....[T]eachers will find this an excellent source for titles to meet specific curriculum needs."-VOYA
"McCaffery has produced a reference work useful to anyone interested in starting or adding to a collection of ESL materials as well as giving readers-advisory services. This is one of the few lists compiled for young adults studying English as a second language and its indexes make it a very valuable reference....[A]n asset to any collection, but especially to those libraries that want to reach out to young adults in ethnically and culturally diverse communities."-Technicalities
Here it is--a long-awaited bibliography of more than 500 recommended books to meet the needs of both teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language....Highly recommended as a critical tool for both librarians and ESL teachers for building an ESL collection for young adults.-Multicultural Review
In this well-organized bibliography, McCaffery annotates over five hundred titles appropriate for English as a second language students covering topics from sports to parenting....[T]eachers will find this an excellent source for titles to meet specific curriculum needs.-VOYA
McCaffery has produced a reference work useful to anyone interested in starting or adding to a collection of ESL materials as well as giving readers-advisory services. This is one of the few lists compiled for young adults studying English as a second language and its indexes make it a very valuable reference....[A]n asset to any collection, but especially to those libraries that want to reach out to young adults in ethnically and culturally diverse communities.-Technicalities
[T]his is a useful guide.- School Library Journal
[T]his is a useful guide.-School Library Journal
[T]his is a useful guide.School Library Journal
"This is a useful guide."-School Library Journal
"[T]his is a useful guide."-School Library Journal
"Here it is--a long-awaited bibliography of more than 500 recommended books to meet the needs of both teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language....Highly recommended as a critical tool for both librarians and ESL teachers for building an ESL collection for young adults."-Multicultural Review

Author Bio

LAURA HIBBETS MCCAFFERY is Librarian in the Readers' Services department of the Allen County Public Library, where she has worked with the Fort Wayne Literacy Council and the Three Rivers Literacy Alliance to develop a collection of materials for patrons for whom English is a second language. She supervised the collection and has developed a collection development policy for literacy and ESL materials that is in use in the library. A former Young Adult librarian, she has served on the Publishers Liaison Committee in the Adult Lifelong Learning Section of the Public Library Association, where she evaluated materials for literacy needs.