Help is here for harried young adult librarians, media specialists, teachers, and teen group leaders. Schall provides a useful and well-organized compendium of background information, booktalks, and activities for more than one hundred YA titles….Schall's booktalks are models of their kind--brief, tantalizing, and right on target for young adult listeners. Her Learning Opportunities (follow-up activities) are generally excellent, ranging from simple to challenging, and include writing and viewing projects, group activities, and class discussions. Practical, clearly written, and admirably planned, this title should be a required purchase for the professional collections of all those serving young adults.

VOYA

This guide presents brief booktalks on current works in fiction and nonfiction, as well as those on fun and interesting titles. It serves as a booktalk resource, a list of suggested reading, and a selection tool. Recommended.

Teacher Librarian

This volume will help librarians develop collections in specific areas of teen interest such as personal challenges, survival, paranormal suspense, and fantasy. A well-rounded effort.

School Library Journal