LibGuides: Young Adult Literature: Resources

Young Adult Literature Guides

Using readers' advisory guides and bibliographies is a way to find information about YA literature.

This bibliography of 50 books is a well rounded overview of classic YA literature including graphic novels and a few nonfiction titles as well as novels.

Teen Genreflecting 3 by Diana Tixier Herald
Publication Date: 2011
Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature by Alice Trupe
Publication Date: 2006
Graphic Novels for Young Readers by Nathan Herald
Publication Date: 2011
The author is a graduate of CMU.
Historical Fiction for Teens by Melissa Rabey
Publication Date: 2011
This Is My Life by Rachel L. Wadham
Publication Date: 2010

Article Databases

The following databases are good sources for information relevant to Young Adult Literature:

Academic Search Complete
Subjects: History, Literature, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics. Art.
Multidisciplinary index to peer-reviewed journal and magazine articles; some full-text; constructs bibliography in five different citation styles.
OmniFile Select
Subject: Academic Journals for all subjects Some full-text to multidisciplinary journals and magazines from 1994-current.

Journals

Young Adults as Readers

Professional Reviews

Booklist

Reviews of YA literature written by librarians and other educators are published in the following journals:

VOYA Voice of Youth Advocates
In addition to professional reviews, VOYA includes some reviews written by teen readers. It is available online.
School Library Journal
Kirkus

Reviews by Teens

Genrefluent's Bistro Book Club Teens Talk About Books Book reviews written by teens in Mesa County