Awards

• Winner of Recommended Readers' Advisory Tool Collection Development and Evaluation Sectio 0 (United States)
• Winner of Recommended Readers' Advisory Tool Collection Development and Evaluation Sectio 1999 (United States)

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9781563086557

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Librarians new to reader's advisory and unfamiliar with the fantasy...genres will find [this] guide very helpful...Describes 15 fantasy subgenres...listing for each the best and most current books available. - Library Journal For those libraries that...prefer the GENREFLECTING approach to genre fiction...Recommended for high-school and public libraries; FANTASY AND HORROR is recommended for academic libraries as well. - Ref Bks Bulletin Comprehensive yet easy to use, this book is an indispensable guide for middle and high school librarians as well as those in public libraries. Young adults themselves can easily glean the information they need from this well-organized, clear guide. - VOYA *Her emphasis is on the story and its place in the genre rather than publication data. - Ref & Research Book News This useful book begins by providing a definition of fantasy and a history of the genre. - School Library Journal The general reader...will find a guide not only to the most popular titles but to some neglected classics. - Sci Fi Research Review This comprehensive resource defines and organizes the many subgenres of fantasy literature. Annotations and recommended lists of titles with keywords help readers to find similar books.This accessible guide is easy for teens to use themselves. - VOYA

This comprehensive resource defines and organizes the many subgenres of fantasy literature. Annotations and recommended lists of titles with keywords help readers to find similar books.This accessible guide is easy for teens to use themselves. - VOYA The general reader...will find a guide not only to the most popular titles but to some neglected classics. - Sci Fi Research Review This useful book begins by providing a definition of fantasy and a history of the genre. - School Library Journal *Her emphasis is on the story and its place in the genre rather than publication data. - Ref & Research Book News Comprehensive yet easy to use, this book is an indispensable guide for middle and high school librarians as well as those in public libraries. Young adults themselves can easily glean the information they need from this well-organized, clear guide. - VOYA For those libraries that...prefer the GENREFLECTING approach to genre fiction...Recommended for high-school and public libraries; FANTASY AND HORROR is recommended for academic libraries as well. - Ref Bks Bulletin Librarians new to reader's advisory and unfamiliar with the fantasy...genres will find [this] guide very helpful...Describes 15 fantasy subgenres...listing for each the best and most current books available. - Library Journal

Librarians new to reader's advisory and unfamiliar with the fantasy...genres will find [this] guide very helpful...Describes 15 fantasy subgenres...listing for each the best and most current books available. -Library Journal

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Diana Tixier Herald, a former readers' advisory librarian, is program and outreach manager at Delta County Libraries, Delta, CO, and an author, readers' advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker.

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