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Young people who feel marginalized due to physical differences or disabilities may benefit from discovering fictional characters who face similar difficulties. This unique bibliography surveys the field of children's and young adult literature published since 1990, identifying 200 quality books that deal with a wide range of contemporary health and self-image topics. Coverage includes physical handicaps, Autism, burns, scars, and disfigurement, obesity and anorexia, speech disorders, skin color, and basic issues of popularity and fitting in. The literature covered here includes picture books, chapter books for middle school readers, and young adult novels spanning different genres, such as mysteries, historical fiction, and poetry. Annotations provide brief plot synopses, full bibliographic information, publishers' age-level suggestions, and subject key words. This resource is perfect for obtaining information about authors, titles, and age levels of books on particular subjects, or to determine the subject of a particular book. Four indexes-Title, Author, Subject, and Age Level-facilitate easy reference for all users and readers.

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.,. an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries. -Voya

.,. an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries. -Voya ?...an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries.?-Voya ?This resource is a welcome addition to the growing literature about disabilities of all kinds.?-Booklist/Professional Reading ?Ward has done an excellent job with this bibliography....This is an area of fiction that is often requested and many times difficult to satisfy. Margins indeed does give voice to the children feeling isolated due to their differences and provides librarians with a way to hear those voices and to speak to those in need.?-School Library Journal ... an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries. -Voya This resource is a welcome addition to the growing literature about disabilities of all kinds. -Booklist/Professional Reading Ward has done an excellent job with this bibliography....This is an area of fiction that is often requested and many times difficult to satisfy. Margins indeed does give voice to the children feeling isolated due to their differences and provides librarians with a way to hear those voices and to speak to those in need. -School Library Journal

".,.""an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries.""-Voya ?...an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries.?-Voya ?This resource is a welcome addition to the growing literature about disabilities of all kinds.?-Booklist/Professional Reading ?Ward has done an excellent job with this bibliography....This is an area of fiction that is often requested and many times difficult to satisfy. Margins indeed does give voice to the children feeling isolated due to their differences and provides librarians with a way to hear those voices and to speak to those in need.?-School Library Journal ...""an essential addition to the growing number of anti-bullying materials. It is strongly recommended for the professional collections of youth-serving libraries.""-Voya ""This resource is a welcome addition to the growing literature about disabilities of all kinds.""-Booklist/Professional Reading ""Ward has done an excellent job with this bibliography....This is an area of fiction that is often requested and many times difficult to satisfy. Margins indeed does give voice to the children feeling isolated due to their differences and provides librarians with a way to hear those voices and to speak to those in need.""-School Library Journal"

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MARILYN WARD is Associate Professor of Education at Carthage College, where she teaches Children's Literature, Creative Arts, and Social Studies Methods. She coordinates the children's library and directs a program for gifted and talented students. She was a contributor to Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities (International Board on Books for Young People, 1999).

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