Library & Information Science, Course 262: Resources for Young Adults.
Dr. David Loertscher

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Seasons and Celebrations

• Bolam, Emily, illustrator. The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Song Rebus. U.S. edition: Anne Schwartz/Atheneum, 1997. 30 p. $16. A unique rebus rendition. Ages 3-adult.

• Granfield, Linda. Silent Night: The Song from Heaven. Illustrated by Nelly and Ernst Hofer. Tundra Books, 1997. 24p. $15.95. A stiring rendition in art of this famous Christmas carol. Age 7-adult.

Folklore, Mythology and Traditional Literature

• Bierhorst, John, editor. The Dancing Fox: Arctic Folktales. Illustrated by Mary K. Okheena. Morrow, 1997. 142p. $15. Folktales with Inuit illustrations. Ages 9-14.

• Genesis. Adapted from the King James translation of the bible. Illustred by Ed Young. Laura Geringer/HarperCollins, 1997. 32p. $16.95. Age 5-adult. A spectacular creation.

• Jaffe, Nina. The Mysterious Visitor: Stories of the Prophet Elijah. Illustrated by Elivia Savadier. Scholastic, 1997. 112 p. $19.95. Age 4-adult. Jewish tales of the prophet Elijah.

Historical People, Places and Events

• Borden, Louise. The Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunkrk in World War II. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. Margaret K. McElderry, 1997. 32p. $15.00. Ages 8-12. A dramatic rescue in pictures.

• Colman, Penny. Corpeses, Coffins, and Crypts: A Historyof Burial. Henry Holt, 1997. 212 p. $17.95. Ages 7-14. The many ways of death throughout the world.

• Currie, Stephen. We Have Marched Together: The WorkingChildren's Crusade. Lerner, 1997. 88p. $14.95. Ages 10-14. The 1903 protest involving child textile workers led on a march from Philadelphia to New York City by organizer Mother Jones.

• Hampton, Wilborn. Kennedy Assassinated! The World Mourns: A Reporter's Story. Candlewick, 1997. 96p. $17.99. Ages 9-14. A young reporter tries to be helpful at a critical time.

• King, Casey and Linda Barett Osborne. Oh, Freedom! Kids Talk about the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen. Foreword by Rosa Parks. Illustrated with photographs. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 137 p. $18.00. Ages 8-14. A class project - an amazing book.

• Miller, brandon Marie. Just What the Doctor Ordered: The History of Ameican Medicine. Lerner, 1997. 88p. $14.95. Ages 10-14. A tour through cures.

• Aeinert, Karen. the Amistad Slave Revolt and American Abolition. Linnet Books, 1997. 101p. $10.95. Age 11-adult. A slave ship rovolt and subsequent fight in the courts for freedom.

Biography and Autobiography

• Bitton-Jackson, Livia. I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust. Simon & Schuster, 1997. 224 p. $17.00. Age 12-adult. One of 18 Auschwitz survivors tells her story.

• Bruchac, Joseph. Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself. Dial Books, 1997. 311 p. $17.99. Age 14 and older. Memories of being raised as an American Indian.

• Cox, Clinton. Fiery Vision: The Life and Death of John Brown. Scholastic Press, 1997. 230p. $15.95. Age 13 and older. The man who led the raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859.

• Giblin, Jame Cross. Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero. Clarion, 1997. $20. Ages 11-14. A study of a hero and the rich and famous.

• Harrison, Barbara and Daniel Terris. A Ripple of Hope: The Life of Robert F. Kennedy. Lodestar/Dutton, 1997. 133p. $16.99.Ages 11-15. A life in troubled times.

• Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the CulturalRevolution. Foreword by David Henry Hwang. HarperCollins, 1997. 285p. $14.95. A young girl caught up in Chairman Mao's revolution.

• Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought). Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Harcourt, Brace, 1997. 96p. $19.00. Ages 11-14. Short vignettes profile 20 athletes from a variety of sports.

• Novac, Ana. The Beautiful Days of My Youth: My Six Months inAuschwitz and Plazow. Translated from the French by George L. Newman. Preface and notes by Myrna Goldenberg. Edge Books/Henry Holt, 1997. 314p. $15.95. Age 14 and older. A 15-year-old in a concentration camp.

• Rappaport, Doreen. The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa. Dial, 1997. 186p. $15.99. Age 11-adult. An American Indian at bording school trying to find her identity.

• Roubickova, Eva. We're Alive and Life Goes On: A Theresienstadt Diary. Translated from the Czeck by Zaia Alexander. Foreword by Virginia Euwer Wolff. Edge Book/Henry Holt, 1998. 189p. $16.95.Age 13 and older. A Bohemian Jew's experience in a concentration camp.

• Wassiljewa, Tatjana. Hostage to War: A true Story. Translation from the German translation of the original Russian by Anna Treter. Scholastic, 1997. 188p. $15.95. Age 12-adult. A child in Russia conscripted by the Germans for thier work force during World War II.

Contemporary People, Places and Events

• Dolphin, Laurie. Our Journey from Tibet: Based on a True Story. Photographs by NancyJo Johnson. With a letter from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Afterword by Rinchen K. Choegyal. Dutton,1 997. 40p. $15.99.Ages 9-12. A recreation of an escape from the Chines takeover of Tibet.

• Macaulay, David. Rome Antics. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 79p. $18.00. Ages 9-12. A bird's-eye view of modern-day Rome.

Understanding Oneself and Others

• Wolf, Bernard. HIV Positive. Dutton, 1997. 48p. $16.99. Ages 9-12. Children in a one-parent family whose mother is HIV positive.

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