Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults : A Comprehensive Guide, 5th Edition (5th ed)

An indispensable guide to more than 7,400 fantasy novels and story collections for young readers What's the hottest genre among young readers?

Without question, it's fantasy. Since the advent of Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings movies, thousands of new fantasy novels have flooded onto the market, and young readers cannot seem to get enough of them.

Librarians who wish to build their collections and advise children and teens can turn to this source for help.

Lynn's comprehensive guide describes and categorizes fantasy novels and story collections published in English in the U.S. between 1900 and 2004. Nearly 7,500 fantasy novels and story collections written for children and teens are covered - with more than 2,700 new to this volume.

Titles are organized in chapters based on fantasy subgenres and themes (e.g., allegorical, literary, animal, etc.) and arranged alphabetically by author.

For each book, Lynn provides complete bibliographic information, grade level, a brief annotation, and a list of review citations.

Recommended and highly recommended titles are noted.

A versatile and authoritative guide for collection development, reference, reader's advisory, and research. Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference series Covers undoubtedly the most popular genre among young readers The newest edition of an established work