H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com 6 Core Collections 3rd Edition AUGUST 2019 One Volume; 500 pages ISBN: 978-1-64265-022-8 List Price: $255 ALSO AVAILABLE: 2nd Edition AUGUST 2017 One Volume; 500 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-239-1 List Price: $255 Due to the growing popularity of the Young Adult fiction genre and the ever increasing availability of new titles, librarians need more guidance than ever to select the best that YA fiction has to offer. Young Adult Fiction Core Collection (3rd Edition, 2019) highlights more than 2,500 recommended titles for young adult readers. Young Adult Fiction Core Collection is designed to assist the busy librarian in a wide variety of ways: • Purchasing Guide. The Core Collection is designed to assist in the selection and ordering of titles. Annotations are provided for each title along with information concerning the publisher, ISBN, price, and availability. • Readers’ Advisory. The work of readers’ advisory is furthered by the information about sequels and companion volumes and the descriptive and critical annotations in the List of Fictional Works, and by the subject access in the Index. • Cataloging & Information Support. For this purpose, full bibliographical data are provided in the List of Fictional Works. Entries also include recommended subject headings, editions available, awards, publication history, and other titles in the series. • Curriculum Support. Subject indexing, grade levels, and annotations are helpful in identifying materials appropriate for lesson planning and classroom use. • Collection Maintenance. Information about titles available on a subject facilitates decisions to rebind, replace, or discard items. • Instructional Aid. The Core Collection is useful in courses that deal with literature and book selection for young adults. CREATED FOR LIBRARIANS, BY LIBRARIANS Every entry has been carefully selected by experienced librarians from public library systems and school libraries across the United States. These specialists represent a diversity of backgrounds in librarianship for young people and possess a wealth of experience on national juries and American Library Association committees. Detailed entries in Young Adult Fiction Core Collection include: • Complete Bibliographic and Cataloging Data • Content Descriptions & Annotations from Selected Reviews • Subject Headings, Price, ISBN, Grade Level Classification • Additional notes on special features, sequels and companion volumes, editions available, awards, and publication history • “Most Highly Recommended” titles within subject areas are easily identified with a starred listing • Organized for ease of use by Author Name DETAILED INDEXING A combined Author, Title, and Subject Index provides an easy-to-use alphabetical list of all the books entered in the Core Collection. Each book is entered under author, title and subject. Plus, hundreds of “See” and “See also” references highlight additional or alternative subject headings. Excerpted from H.W. Wilson’s popular Senior High Core Collection and Middle & Junior High Core Collection, the 2,500 titles in this edition provides extensive coverage of the YA Fiction genre and makes easy work of locating the best-of- the-best titles to potentially add to your collection and to find titles that can be weeded out. Young Adult Fiction Core Collection is an essential resource for library and media specialists looking to enhance and enrich their collection with the most important and highly recommended titles currently available. Collection Development Recommendations, by Librarians for Librarians Young Adult Fiction  Core Collection    Third Edition  Young Adult Fiction Core Collection New Edition! Fic—Fic 5 LIST OF FICTIONAL WORKS FIRST EDITON but when her country rock band gets a handsome new lead singer from Paradise, Texas, those dreams may change. “Strong, rural Southern storytelling and mother-daugh- ter conict are integral parts of the plot. . . . Alexander’s sim- mering plot is . . . driven by a complex story and multiple, complex characters.” SLJ The sweetheart of Prosper County. Feiwel and Friends 2009 212p $16.99 Grades: 7 8 9 10 Fic 1. Texas -- Fiction 2. Bullies -- Fiction 3. Bereavement -- Fiction 4. Mother-daughter relationship -- Fiction ISBN 978-0-312-54856-8; 0-312-54856-7 LC 2008-34757 In a small East Texas town largely ruled by prejudices and bullies, fourteen-year-old Austin sets out to win a ride in the next parade and, in the process, grows in her understand- ing of friendship and helps her widowed mother through her mourning. “This is a warm, humorous story. . . . A refreshing pic- ture of teen angst, with realistic dialogue and memorable characters.” SLJ Alexander, Kwame  The crossover; a basketball novel. by Kwame Alexander. Houghton Mifin Harcourt 2014 240 p. $16.99 Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12 Fic 1. Rap music 2. Novels in verse 3. Twins -- Fiction 4. Brothers -- Fiction 5. Basketball -- Fiction 6. Fathers and sons -- Fiction 7. African Americans -- Fiction ISBN 0544107713; 9780544107717 LC 2013013810 In this novel, by Kwame Alexander, “12-year old Josh Bell . . . and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he’s got mad beats, too, that tell his family’s story in verse. . . . Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story’s . . . climax proves a game-changer for the entire family.” (Publisher’s note) “Twins Josh and Jordan are junior high basketball stars, thanks in large part to the coaching of their dad, a former professional baller who was forced to quit playing for health reasons, and the rm, but loving support of their assistant- principal mom...Despite his immaturity, Josh is a likable, funny, and authentic character. Underscoring the sports and the fraternal tension is a portrait of a family that truly loves and supports one another. Alexander has crafted a story that vibrates with energy and heart and begs to be read aloud. A slam dunk.” (School Library Journal) He said, she said; by Kwame Alexander. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2013 336 p. (hardcover bdg.) $17.99 Grades: 9 10 11 12 Fic 1. High school students -- Fiction 2. Man-woman relationship -- Fiction 3. Love -- Fiction 4. Schools -- Fiction 5. High schools -- Fiction 6. AfricanAmericans -- Fiction 7. Protest movements -- Fiction ISBN 006211896X; 9780062118967; 9780062118974 LC 2012043496 “Claudia Clarke--sharp, opinionated, and Harvard- bound--is the only girl who isn’t impressed by quarterback Omar “T-Diddy” Smalls. Omar takes a bet that he can win Claudia over, and when his usual seduction tactics fail, he applies his social clout to Claudia’s cause du jour. His bur- geoning social awareness and transformation from carefree jock to true campus leader are satisfying and convincing.” (Horn Book) Alexie, Sherman, 1966-  The absolutely true diary of a part-time In- dian; art by Ellen Forney. Little, Brown 2007 229p il $18.99 Grades: 8 9 10 Fic 1. School stories 2. Friendship -- Fiction 3. Family life -- Fiction 4. Native Americans -- Fiction ISBN 0316013684; 9780316013680 LC 2007-22799 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (2007) Boston Globe-Horn Book Award: Fiction and Poetry (2008) Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mas- cot. “Grades seven to ten.” (Bull Cent Child Books) “The many characters, on and off the rez, with whom he has dealings are portrayed with compassion and verve. . . . Forney’s simple pencil cartoons t perfectly within the story and reect the burgeoning artist within Junior.” Booklist Almond, David, 1951-  Clay. Delacorte Press 2006 247p hardcover o.p. pa $8.99 Grades: 7 8 9 10 Fic 1. Horror ction 2. Supernatural -- Fiction ISBN 0-385-73171-X; 0-440-42013-X pa LC 2005-22681 The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns rsthand of the boy’s supernatural powers. “Rooted in the ordinariness of a community and in one boy’s chance to play God, this story will grab readers with its gripping action and its important ideas.” Booklist  The re-eaters. Delacorte Press 2004 218p $15.95 Grades: 7 8 9 10 Fic 1. Great Britain -- Fiction ISBN 0-385-73170-1 LC 2003-55709 First published 2003 in the United Kingdom In 1962 England, despite observing his father’s illness and the suffering of the re-eating Mr. McNulty, as well as enduring abuse at school and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby Burns and his family and friends still nd rea- sons to rejoice in their lives and to have hope for the future. “The author’s trademark themes . . . are here in full, and resonate long after the last page is turned.” SLJ YAC 2015 A-Z_rev.indd 5 9/29/2015 4:02:10 PM