Young Adult Poetry: A Survey and Theme Guide

(Hardback)

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Teachers and librarians will find this one volume reference guide an indispensable tool for identifying anthologies and poem collections that have particular appeal to young adult readers. Comprised of two main components, this resource features an annotated bibliography of 198 poetry volumes and a thematic guide to over 6,000 individual poems. The carefully chosen anthologies and collections span reading levels from sixth to twelfth grade. Cited poets range from the classic to the contemporary, cover a broad ethnic and geographic spectrum, and range in style from humorous to tragic, rap to blues, free verse to rhymes and limericks to haiku.

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"[A] valuable reference tool for both teachers and librarians."-VOYA
"This unique guide suggests useful titles for a collection of poetry anthologies, and also provides subject information for their contents. Primarily designed for adults, it can also be used by interested students, if their libraries include many of the titles indexed. Definitely recommended for Christian school as well as public libraries."-Christian Library Journal
"This volume compiled for teachers, librarians, and parents contains poetry spanning more than 50 years....A great resource for any educator's shelf to help jump-start students' love of poetry."-Booklist
[A] valuable reference tool for both teachers and librarians.-VOYA
This book will certainly help with decisions about adding specific poetry anthologies to classrooms and shelves, and, most importantly, knowing the grade levels for which they are intended.-School Library Journal
This unique guide suggests useful titles for a collection of poetry anthologies, and also provides subject information for their contents. Primarily designed for adults, it can also be used by interested students, if their libraries include many of the titles indexed. Definitely recommended for Christian school as well as public libraries.-Christian Library Journal
This volume compiled for teachers, librarians, and parents contains poetry spanning more than 50 years....A great resource for any educator's shelf to help jump-start students' love of poetry.-Booklist
...a valuable reference tool for both teachers and librarians.-VOYA
A useful theory and theme guide. ...This book is a valuable reference tool for both teachers and librarians.-VOYA
..."a valuable reference tool for both teachers and librarians."-VOYA
"A useful theory and theme guide. ...This book is a valuable reference tool for both teachers and librarians."-VOYA
"This book will certainly help with decisions about adding specific poetry anthologies to classrooms and shelves, and, most importantly, knowing the grade levels for which they are intended."-School Library Journal

Author Bio

RACHEL SCHWEDT is Director of the Curriculum Library at Liberty University. JANICE DELONG currently serves on the faculty of Liberty University where she teaches children's literature.