Reviews
"Highly recommended for public library collection development specialists, for school library media specialists, for teachers, and for parents and other adults who wish to select appropriate materials for members of the group."-Technicalities, "They are trusted resources especially when topic and genre are paramount in one's search for just the right title or focused collection. Highly recommended." - Teacher Librarian, "This supplement covers more than 2,600 recommended fiction and non-fiction titles for children in grades 6-9 that have been published since the first edition came out in 2004. Most have been recommended in at least two sources. The volume is organized thematically into 11 main categories (biography, the arts, history, and so on) which are then further divided and subdivided by topic (for example, sports figures, music, and ancient history). In addition to basic bibliographical information, entries contain review citations and brief annotations." - Reference & Research Book News, 'This supplement in an annotated bibliography of books that will appeal to readers at the middle and junior high school grade levels.'-VOYA, "They are trusted resources especially when topic and genre are paramount in one's search for just the right title or focused collection. Highly recommended." Teacher Librarian, "[T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools." - Christian Library Journal, "This supplement is an annotated bibliography of books that will appeal to readers at the middle and junior high school grade levels." - VOYA, "This massive resource provides access to more than 13,500 titles, each recommended by at least two review sources"-Teacher Librarian, "They are trusted resources especially when topic and genre are paramount in one's search for just the right title or focused collection. Highly recommended."-Teacher Librarian, "[T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools."-Christian Library Journal, "They are trusted resources especially when topic and genre are paramount in one's search for just the right title or focused collection. Highly recommended."- Teacher Librarian, "This supplement covers more than 2,600 recommended fiction and non-fiction titles for children in grades 6-9 that have been published since the first edition came out in 2004. Most have been recommended in at least two sources. The volume is organized thematically into 11 main categories (biography, the arts, history, and so on) which are then further divided and subdivided by topic (for example, sports figures, music, and ancient history). In addition to basic bibliographical information, entries contain review citations and brief annotations." - Reference and Research Book News, "[T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools." Christian Library Journal, "[T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools."- Christian Library Journal, 'They are trusted resources especially when topic and genre are paramount in one's search for just the right title or focused collection. Highly recommended.'-Teacher Librarian, "This supplement in an annotated bibliography of books that will appeal to readers at the middle and junior high school grade levels."- VOYA, '[T]he most comprehensive of the selective children's book selection tools.'-Christian Library Journal, "Although there are many bibliographic resources available to media specialists and librarians, the solid recommendations and reputation of the Best Books series sets it apart from the crowd....Thoroughly researched, logically arranged, and succinct, this inclusive volume is a must-have for any person working with those of middle school age and their literature."-VOYA, "[A]n extremely easy-to-navigate resource that any librarian working with middle- or high-school readers will want to have close at hand."-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 'This supplement covers more than 2,600 recommended fiction and non- fiction titles for children in grades 6-9 that have been published since the first edition came out in 2004. Most have been recommended in at least two sources. The volume is organized thematically into 11 main categories (biography, the arts, history, and so on) which are then further divided and subdivided by topic (for example, sports figures, music, and ancient history). In addition to basic bibliographical information, entries contain review citations and brief annotations.'-Reference & Research Book News
