Comics to Classics: A Parent's Guide to Books for Teens and Preteens

Approximately 500 books for teens and preteens (between the ages of 10 and 20) are listed and briefly annotated in this book designed to offer parents advice on adolescents and on books for adolescents. The first three chapters discuss the stages of adolescent development, and the fourth chapter talks about the adolescent as a reader. The fifth chapter discusses the wide variety of books for adolescents, and the sixth and seventh chapters list the book titles. The eighth and ninth chapters discuss techniques parents can use to encourage adolescents to read and also examine the value of discussing books with adolescents. The 10th through 12th chapters help parents locate appropriate books, and the 13th chapter gives parents additional sources for finding out more about adolescents and how to deal with specific problems. (RS)