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Title Outstanding books for the college bound : titles and programs for a new generation / edited by Angela Carstensen
Published Chicago : American Library Association, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 164 pages)
Series YALSA publication
Contents pt. 1. Developing and using the lists -- pt. 2. The annotations, revised and expanded by Angela Carstensen
Summary Connecting teens to books they'll truly enjoy is the aim of every young adult librarian, and the completely revamped guide Outstanding Books for the College Bound will give teen services staff the leg up they need to make it happen. Listing nearly 200 books deemed outstanding for the college bound by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), this indispensable resource Examines how the previous lists in the series were developed, and explains the book's new layout Features engaging, helpful book descriptions useful for readers' advisory Offers programming tips and other ideas for ways the lists can be used at schools and public libraries Includes indexes searchable by topic, year, title, and author More than simply a vital collection development tool, this book can help librarians help young adults grow into the kind of independent readers and thinkers who will flourish at college
Notes "A YALSA publication."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject College students -- Books and reading -- United States
Youth -- Books and reading -- United States
Young adults' libraries -- United States -- Book lists
Young adults' libraries -- Activity programs -- United States
Best books -- United States
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading.
Best books
College students -- Books and reading
Young adults' libraries
Young adults' libraries -- Activity programs
Youth -- Books and reading
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Bibliographies
Form Electronic book
Author Carstensen, Angela.
Young Adult Library Services Association.
LC no. 2011011853
ISBN 9780838993149
0838993141
9780838993156
083899315X
1283127628
9781283127622
9786613127624
6613127620