Teen Genreflecting

Type of source-
Bibliography/Literature Guide

Bibliographic information-
Teen Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests
Second Edition
Ed. Diana Tixier Herald
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited Inc. (part of Greenwood Publishing Group)
Wesport, CT
2003

Subject Coverage/scope-
Teen (YA) fiction, divided into genres such as mystery, historical fiction, fantasy, etc…

Arrangement of access methods-
Main Headings – Genres
Subheadings – Subgenres
No cross references

Each chapter basically consists of a list of titles. After each title, the editor lists the publication year, a short summary, any awards that the title received, and in some cases, a symbol such as [adult] (for adult titles that will appeal to teens) and [film] (for books that have been made into movies). At the end of each chapter there is a short list of references, generally other books on that genre.

There is also an appendix with addition lists of titles – such as a list of epic fantasy series that might appeal to teens