"This extraordinary volume fills a void which has been neglected far too long. Highly recommended." -- The Book Report "It is a valuable tool for all teachers, librarians, counselors, and young adults themselves." -- BCALA Newsletter "A useful, sensitive guide that will stir some healthy controversy while it also forces teachers and librarians to take a closer look at their current collection of African American fiction and consider with much firmer direction the culturally conscious fiction they select and recommend in the future." -- VOYA "This bibiography is essential." -- Choice "Teachers, librarians, and parents will find Kutenplon and Olmstead's bibliography a useful tool to identify quality multicultural titles." -- Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
A sampling of the authors covered:Candy Dawson Boyd * Ossie Davis * Eloise Greenfield * Nikki Grimes * Virginia Hamilton * Angela Johnson * Patricia C. McKissack * Walter Dean Myers * Harriette Gillem Robinet * Dorothy Strickland * Mildred Taylor * Mildred Pitts Walter * Jacqueline Woodson * Camille Yarbrough