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 Kathleen Odean
has been a children's librarian for seventeen years in schools and public libraries. She is a contributing editor for Book magazine and the author of GREAT BOOKS FOR GIRLS and GREAT BOOKS FOR BOYS.
GREAT BOOKS ABOUT THINGS KIDS LOVE
makes it easy for parents and teachers to satisfy a child's individual cravings for good reading with appraisals of more than 750 books divided into 55 categories.
Kathleen Odean's Summer Reading List
FAIR WEATHER
by Richard Peck
I mostly read books written for children and teenagers for my work. Peck won the Newbery Award last year, and I'm eager to read his new historical novel.
ANY SMALL GOODNESS: A Novel about the Barrio
by Tony Johnston
Those of us who work with kids are always on the lookout for excellent novels about Latinos in the United States. I hear this one is heart-warming.
THE GAWGON AND THE BOY
by Lloyd Alexander
Since his great five-book series THE PRYDAIN CHRONICLES, Lloyd Alexander hasn't hit a false note. I love all his children's books.
WITNESS
by Karen Hesse
Who realized that the Ku Klux Klan existed in Vermont in 1924? When Hesse read an article about that surprising fact, she was inspired to write a verse novel in many voices.
THE LAND
by Mildred D. Taylor
Taylor's award-winning ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY is one of the great books for middle school readers. I can't wait to read this new prequel.
THE ROPEMAKER
by Peter Dickinson
I'm constantly searching for strong female characters for my guide GREAT BOOKS FOR GIRLS, and I hear this new fantasy by an outstanding British writer has one.
WHALE TALK
by Chris Crutcher
I spoke on a panel with Chris a few years ago and have been waiting for a new novel from him ever since. No one writes more forcefully for teenagers than he does.
LOVE & SEX: TEN STORIES OF TRUTH
Edited by Michael Cart
Who can resist the title? This collection for teenagers of short stories by well-known writers sounds like it actually speaks to their lives.
SIGMUND FREUD: Pioneer of the Mind
by Catherine Reef
While I might never pick up a massive adult biography of Freud, I'm looking forward to 150 pages worth of information and photographs.
BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS
by Anne Tyler
Okay, now and then I get to read a book written for adults --- just like I'm a grownup, too. Tyler is one of my top choices.
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