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Great Books for High School Kids: A Teachers' Guide to Books That Can Change Teens' Lives

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Great Books for High School Kids: A Teachers' Guide to Books That Can Change Teens' Lives
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Rick Ayers
Edited by Amy Crawford
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:260
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780807032558
ClassificationsDewey:028.535
Audience
General
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Beacon Press
Imprint Beacon Press
Publication Date 15 May 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

This is an against-the-grain, annotated guide to hundreds of great books for teenagers, assembled by teachers passionate about the reading life. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, the book has several hundred main entries and dozens of indexes. The recommendations are playful and irreverent, ambitious and entertaining. From classics to the unexpected, from literary novels to non-fiction, these are books that teenage readers will love.

Author Biography

Rick Ayers and Amy Crawford both teach English at Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California.