Women at War portrays books and other resources that feature girls, young women, and adult women actively involved in various ways in battles, wars, and war-time activities, including their roles as nurses, doctors, spies, soldiers, correspondents, photographers, as well as their roles on the home front. Fiction, picture books, nonfiction, biographies, autobiographies, collective biographies, oral narratives, reference books, journal and periodical articles, and non-print and electronic resources are included. Teachers and librarians will find this to be an excellent curriculum-planning...

A comprehensive critical analysis of 19 novels, Donna Jo Napoli: Writing with Passion provides an understanding of how Napoli's life and profession as a professor of linguistics influences her writing for young adults.

Historical fiction helps young adults imagine the past through the lives and relationships of its protagonists, putting them at the center of fascinating times and places--and the new Common Core Standards allow for use of novels alongside textbooks for teaching history. Perfect for classroom use and YA readers' advisory, Crew's book highlights more than 150 titles of historical fiction published since 2000 appropriate for seventh to twelfth graders. Choosing novels which have been well reviewed, in Booklist, The Horn Book, History Teach, Journal of American History, and other periodicals,...