Best books for young adult readers

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Major Subjects Arranged Alphabetically	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Literary Forms
Fiction	p. 3
Adventure and Survival	p. 3
Animal Stories	p. 7
Classics	p. 9
Europe	p. 9
General and Miscellaneous	p. 9
Great Britain and Ireland	p. 10
United States	p. 10
Other Countries	p. 10
Contemporary Life and Problems	p. 10
General and Miscellaneous	p. 10
Ethnic Groups and Problems	p. 11
Family Life and Problems	p. 17
Physical and Emotional Problems	p. 29
Personal Problems and Growing into Maturity	p. 33
World Affairs and Contemporary Problems	p. 43
Fantasy	p. 45
Historical Fiction	p. 61
Prehistory	p. 61
Ancient and Medieval History	p. 61
General and Miscellaneous	p. 61
Greece and Rome	p. 62
Middle Ages	p. 62
Africa	p. 62
Asia and the Pacific	p. 63
Europe and the Middle East	p. 64
Latin America and Canada	p. 66
United States	p. 67
Indians of North America	p. 67
Discovery and Exploration	p. 67
Colonial Period and French and Indian Wars	p. 67
Revolutionary Period (1775-1809)	p. 68
Nineteenth Century to the Civil War (1809-1861)	p. 68
The Civil War (1861-1865)	p. 70
Western Expansion and Pioneer Life	p. 71
Reconstruction to World War I (1865-1914)	p. 73
Between Wars and the Great Depression	p. 74
Twentieth-Century Wars	p. 75
World War I	p. 75
World War II and the Holocaust	p. 75
Korean, Vietnam, and Other Wars	p. 78
Horror Stories and the Supernatural	p. 78
Humor	p. 84
Mysteries, Thrillers, and Spy Stories	p. 88
Romances	p. 100
Science Fiction	p. 104
Sports	p. 112
Short Stories and General Anthologies	p. 114
Plays	p. 120
General and Miscellaneous Collections	p. 120
Geographical Regions	p. 121
Europe	p. 121
Great Britain and Ireland	p. 121
Other Countries	p. 121
United States	p. 121
Poetry	p. 123
General and Miscellaneous Collections	p. 123
Geographical Regions	p. 125
Europe	p. 125
Great Britain and Ireland	p. 125
Other Countries	p. 125
United States	p. 125
Other Regions	p. 128
Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Fables	p. 130
General and Miscellaneous	p. 130
Geographical Regions	p. 131
Africa	p. 131
Asia and the Middle East	p. 131
Australia and the Pacific Islands	p. 131
Europe	p. 131
North America	p. 132
Indians of North America	p. 132
United States	p. 133
Mythology	p. 134
General and Miscellaneous	p. 134
Greece and Rome	p. 134
Speeches, Essays, and General Literary Works	p. 135
Literary History and Criticism
General and Miscellaneous	p. 139
Fiction	p. 140
General and Miscellaneous	p. 140
United States	p. 140
Plays	p. 141
Europe	p. 141
Great Britain and Ireland	p. 141
Language and Communication
Signs and Symbols	p. 145
Symbols, Words, and Languages	p. 146
Writing and the Media	p. 148
General and Miscellaneous	p. 148
Books and Publishing	p. 148
Newspapers, Magazines, Comics, and Journalism	p. 148
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy	p. 153
World Religions	p. 154
General and Miscellaneous	p. 154
Christianity	p. 155
Islam	p. 156
Judaism	p. 157
Religious Cults	p. 157
Society and the Individual
General Sociology	p. 161
Government and Political Science	p. 162
United Nations and Other International Organizations	p. 162
International Relations, Peace, and War	p. 162
United States Government and Institutions	p. 163
General and Miscellaneous	p. 163
The Constitution	p. 163
The Presidency	p. 164
Federal Government, Its Agencies, and Public Administration	p. 165
State and Municipal Governments and Agencies	p. 166
Libraries and Other Educational Institutions	p. 166
The Law and the Courts	p. 166
Politics	p. 168
General and Miscellaneous	p. 168
Elections	p. 168
The Armed Forces	p. 169
Taxes and Public Expenditure	p. 170
Citizenship and Civil Rights	p. 171
Civil and Human Rights	p. 171
Immigration	p. 172
Ethnic Groups and Prejudice	p. 174
General and Miscellaneous	p. 174
African Americans	p. 176
Asian Americans	p. 179
Hispanic Americans	p. 179
Indians and Other Native Americans	p. 180
Jews	p. 181
Other Ethnic Groups	p. 181
Social Concerns and Conflicts	p. 182
General and Miscellaneous	p. 182
Environmental Issues	p. 182
General and Miscellaneous	p. 182
Pollution	p. 184
Recycling	p. 185
Population Issues	p. 185
General and Miscellaneous	p. 185
Aging	p. 186
Crime and Prisons	p. 186
Poverty, Homelessness, and Hunger	p. 191
Unemployment and Labor Problems	p. 192
Public Morals	p. 192
Sex Roles	p. 193
Social Action, Social Change, and Futurism	p. 194
Social Customs	p. 195
Terrorism	p. 195
Urban and Rural Life	p. 195
Economics and Business	p. 197
General and Miscellaneous	p. 197
Economic Systems and Institutions	p. 197
General and Miscellaneous	p. 197
Stock Exchanges	p. 198
Consumerism	p. 198
Employment and Jobs	p. 198
Labor Unions	p. 198
Money and Trade	p. 199
Marketing and Advertising	p. 199
Guidance and Personal Development
Education and the Schools	p. 203
General and Miscellaneous	p. 203
Development of Academic Skills	p. 204
Study Skills	p. 204
Writing and Speaking Skills	p. 204
Academic Guidance	p. 207
General and Miscellaneous	p. 207
Colleges and Universities	p. 207
Financial Aid	p. 207
Careers and Occupational Guidance	p. 209
General and Miscellaneous	p. 209
Careers	p. 209
General and Miscellaneous	p. 209
Arts, Entertainment, and Sports	p. 211
Business	p. 213
Construction and Mechanical Trades	p. 214
Education and Librarianship	p. 214
Law, Police, and Other Society-Oriented Careers	p. 214
Medicine and Health	p. 214
Science and Engineering	p. 215
Technical and Industrial Careers	p. 215
Personal Finances	p. 217
Money-Making Ideas	p. 217
General and Miscellaneous	p. 217
Baby-sitting	p. 217
Managing Money	p. 217
Health and the Human Body	p. 218
General and Miscellaneous	p. 218
Aging and Death	p. 218
Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking	p. 219
Bionics and Transplants	p. 222
Diseases and Illnesses	p. 222
Doctors, Hospitals, and Medicine	p. 226
Genetics	p. 227
Grooming, Personal Appearance, and Dress	p. 228
The Human Body	p. 228
General and Miscellaneous	p. 228
Brain and Nervous System	p. 229
Musculoskeletal System	p. 230
Senses	p. 230
Teeth	p. 230
Hygiene and Physical Fitness	p. 230
Mental Disorders and Emotional Problems	p. 230
Nutrition and Diet	p. 231
Physical Disabilities and Problems	p. 232
Reproduction, Sex Education, and Child Care	p. 233
Safety and First Aid	p. 235
Sex Problems (Abuse, Harassment, etc.)	p. 236
Sexual Identity	p. 237
Human Development and Behavior	p. 239
General and Miscellaneous	p. 239
Psychology and Human Behavior	p. 239
General and Miscellaneous	p. 239
Emotions and Emotional Behavior	p. 240
Ethics and Moral Behavior	p. 240
Etiquette and Manners	p. 241
Intelligence and Thinking	p. 241
Personal Guidance	p. 241
Social Groups	p. 242
Family and Family Problems	p. 242
Youth Groups	p. 244
The Arts and Entertainment
General and Miscellaneous	p. 247
Architecture and Building	p. 248
General and Miscellaneous	p. 248
History of Architecture	p. 248
Various Types of Buildings	p. 248
Painting, Sculpture, and Photography	p. 250
General and Miscellaneous	p. 250
History of Art	p. 251
Regions	p. 252
Africa	p. 252
Asia and the Middle East	p. 252
Europe	p. 253
North America	p. 253
United States	p. 253
South and Central America	p. 254
Decorative Arts	p. 255
Music	p. 256
General and Miscellaneous	p. 256
History of Music	p. 256
Jazz and Popular Music (Country, Rap, Rock, etc.)	p. 256
Opera and Musicals	p. 258
Orchestra and Musical Instruments	p. 258
Songs and Folk Songs	p. 258
Theater, Dance, and Other Performing Arts	p. 260
General and Miscellaneous	p. 260
Dance (Ballet, Modern, etc.)	p. 260
Motion Pictures	p. 261
Radio and Television	p. 263
Recordings	p. 264
Theater and Other Dramatic Forms	p. 264
Biography, Memoirs, etc.
General and Miscellaneous	p. 269
Adventure and Exploration	p. 271
Collective	p. 271
Individual	p. 272
Arts and Entertainment	p. 275
Collective	p. 275
Artists	p. 277
Authors	p. 280
Composers	p. 288
Performers (Actors, Musicians, etc.)	p. 290
Miscellaneous Artists	p. 297
Government and Other American Public Figures	p. 299
Collective	p. 299
Civil Rights Leaders	p. 300
Presidents and Their Families	p. 303
Other Government and Public Figures	p. 307
Miscellaneous Persons	p. 311
Science, Medicine, Industry, and Business	p. 315
Collective	p. 315
Individual	p. 316
Sports	p. 323
Collective	p. 323
Baseball	p. 324
Basketball	p. 326
Boxing	p. 328
Football	p. 329
Gymnastics	p. 330
Ice Skating	p. 330
Tennis	p. 330
Track and Field	p. 331
Miscellaneous Sports	p. 331
World Figures	p. 333
Collective	p. 333
Africa	p. 334
Asia and the Middle East	p. 334
Australia and the Pacific Islands	p. 336
Europe	p. 337
North America (excluding the United States)	p. 341
Miscellaneous Interesting Lives	p. 343
History and Geography
General History and Geography	p. 353
Miscellaneous Works	p. 353
Atlases, Maps, and Mapmaking	p. 353
Paleontology	p. 354
Anthropology and Evolution	p. 356
Archaeology	p. 358
World History and Geography	p. 360
General	p. 360
Ancient History	p. 361
General and Miscellaneous	p. 361
Greece	p. 361
Middle East	p. 361
Rome	p. 361
Middle Ages Through the Renaissance (500-1700)	p. 362
Eighteenth Through Nineteenth Centuries (1700-1900)	p. 363
Twentieth Century	p. 363
General and Miscellaneous	p. 363
World War I	p. 363
World War II and the Holocaust	p. 364
Modern World History (1945- )	p. 370
Geographical Regions	p. 371
Africa	p. 371
General and Miscellaneous	p. 371
Central and Eastern Africa	p. 371
North Africa	p. 372
South Africa	p. 372
West Africa	p. 373
Asia	p. 373
General and Miscellaneous	p. 373
China	p. 373
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh	p. 374
Japan	p. 374
Other Countries	p. 375
Australia and the Pacific Islands	p. 376
Europe	p. 376
General and Miscellaneous	p. 376
Eastern Europe and the Balkans	p. 376
France	p. 377
Germany and Austraia	p. 377
Great Britain and Ireland	p. 378
Greece	p. 378
Italy	p. 378
The Netherlands and Belgium	p. 379
Russia and Other Former Soviet Republics	p. 379
Scandinavia, Iceland, and Greenland	p. 380
Spain and Portugal	p. 380
Middle East	p. 381
General and Miscellaneous	p. 381
Egypt	p. 381
Israel	p. 381
Other Countries	p. 381
North and South America (excluding the United States)	p. 382
General History and Geography	p. 382
North America	p. 382
Canada	p. 382
Central America	p. 382
Mexico	p. 383
Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Other Caribbean Islands	p. 383
South America	p. 383
Polar Regions	p. 384
United States	p. 385
General History and Geography	p. 385
Historical Periods	p. 385
Indians and Other Native Americans	p. 385
Discovery and Exploration	p. 387
Colonial Period and French and Indian Wars	p. 388
Revolutionary Period and the Young Nation (1775-1809)	p. 389
Nineteenth Century to the Civil War (1809-1861)	p. 390
Civil War (1861-1865)	p. 391
Westward Expansion and Pioneer Life	p. 394
Reconstruction to World War I (1865-1917)	p. 395
Between the Wars and the Great Depression (1918-1941)	p. 396
World War II to the Present (1945- )	p. 397
Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars	p. 398
Regions	p. 400
Midwest	p. 400
Mountain and Plains States	p. 400
Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States	p. 401
Pacific States	p. 401
South	p. 401
Southwest	p. 402
Physical and Applied Sciences
General and Miscellaneous	p. 405
Experiments and Projects	p. 407
Astronomy and Space Science	p. 411
General and Miscellaneous	p. 411
Astronautics and Space Exploration	p. 412
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids	p. 413
Earth and the Moon	p. 413
Sun and the Solar System	p. 414
Stars	p. 414
Universe	p. 414
Biological Sciences	p. 416
General and Miscellaneous	p. 416
Botany	p. 417
General and Miscellaneous	p. 417
Foods	p. 417
General and Miscellaneous	p. 417
Vegetables	p. 417
Forestry and Trees	p. 418
Plants and Flowers	p. 418
Seeds	p. 419
Zoology	p. 419
General and Miscellaneous	p. 419
Amphibians and Reptiles	p. 420
General and Miscellaneous	p. 420
Alligators and Crocodiles	p. 420
Frogs and Toads	p. 420
Snakes and Lizards	p. 421
Tortoises and Turtles	p. 421
Animal Behavior	p. 421
General and Miscellaneous	p. 421
Camouflage	p. 421
Communication	p. 422
Homes	p. 422
Migration	p. 422
Reproduction and Babies	p. 422
Tracks	p. 422
Animal Species	p. 422
General and Miscellaneous	p. 422
Ape Family	p. 423
Bears	p. 423
Cats (Lions, Tigers, Etc.)	p. 423
Coyotes, Foxes, and Wolves	p. 423
Deer	p. 423
Elephants	p. 424
Marsupials	p. 424
Pandas	p. 424
Birds	p. 424
General and Miscellaneous	p. 424
Behavior	p. 425
Ducks and Geese	p. 425
Eagles, Hawks, and Other Birds of Prey	p. 425
Owls	p. 426
Penguins	p. 426
Environmental Protection and Endangered Species	p. 426
Farms and Ranches	p. 429
General and Miscellaneous	p. 429
Animals and Crops	p. 429
Insects and Arachnids	p. 429
General and Miscellaneous	p. 429
Bees and Wasps	p. 429
Butterflies, Moths, and Caterpillars	p. 429
Spiders	p. 429
Marine and Freshwater Life	p. 429
General and Miscellaneous	p. 429
Corals and Jellyfish	p. 430
Fishes	p. 430
Sharks	p. 430
Whales, Dolphins, and Other Sea Mammals	p. 430
Microbiology and Biotechnology	p. 431
Pets	p. 431
General and Miscellaneous	p. 431
Cats	p. 431
Dogs	p. 432
Fishes	p. 433
Horses	p. 433
Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Care Shelters	p. 433
Chemistry	p. 435
General and Miscellaneous	p. 435
Geology and Geography	p. 436
Earth and Geology	p. 436
Earthquakes and Volcanoes	p. 436
Icebergs and Glaciers	p. 437
Physical Geography	p. 437
Rocks, Minerals, and Soil	p. 438
Mathematics	p. 439
General and Miscellaneous	p. 439
Algebra, Numbers, and Number Systems	p. 439
Geometry	p. 439
Mathematical Games and Puzzles	p. 439
Trigonometry and Calculus	p. 440
Meteorology	p. 441
General and Miscellaneous	p. 441
Air	p. 441
Storms	p. 441
Water	p. 441
Weather	p. 442
Oceanography	p. 443
General and Miscellaneous	p. 443
Underwater Exploration and Sea Disasters	p. 443
Physics	p. 445
General and Miscellaneous	p. 445
Energy and Motion	p. 445
General and Miscellaneous	p. 445
Nuclear Energy	p. 445
Light, Color, and Laser Science	p. 446
Magnetism and Electricity	p. 446
Nuclear Physics	p. 446
Sound	p. 447
Technology and Engineering	p. 448
General Works and Miscellaneous Industries	p. 448
Building and Construction	p. 450
Computers and Automation	p. 450
Electronics	p. 451
Telecommunications	p. 451
Television, Motion Pictures, Radio, and Recording	p. 452
Transportation	p. 452
General and Miscellaneous	p. 452
Airplanes, Aeronautics, and Ballooning	p. 452
Automobiles and Trucks	p. 453
Cycles	p. 454
Railroads	p. 454
Ships and Boats	p. 455
Weapons and Submarines	p. 455
Recreation and Sports
Crafts, Hobbies, and Pastimes	p. 459
General and Miscellaneous	p. 459
American Historical Crafts	p. 460
Clay Modeling and Ceramics	p. 460
Cooking	p. 460
Costume Making, Dress, and Fashion	p. 463
Dolls and Other Toys	p. 464
Drawing and Painting	p. 464
Gardening	p. 465
Home Repair	p. 466
Kite Making and Flying	p. 466
Magic Tricks	p. 466
Masks and Mask Making	p. 466
Model Making	p. 466
Paper Crafts	p. 467
Photography, Video, and Film Making	p. 467
Sewing and Other Needle Crafts	p. 468
Stamp, Coin, and Other Types of Collecting	p. 468
Woodworking and Carpentry	p. 468
Mysteries, Curiosities, and Controversial Subjects	p. 469
Sports and Games	p. 473
General and Miscellaneous	p. 473
Automobile Racing	p. 475
Baseball	p. 476
Basketball	p. 478
Bicycling, Motorcycling, etc.	p. 478
Boxing and Wrestling	p. 479
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, and Mountaineering	p. 479
Chess, Checkers, and Other Board and Card Games	p. 480
Fishing and Hunting	p. 480
Football	p. 481
Golf	p. 481
Gymnastics	p. 482
Hockey	p. 482
Horse Racing and Horsemanship	p. 482
Ice Skating	p. 483
In-Line Skating	p. 483
Martial Arts	p. 483
Olympic Games	p. 483
Running and Jogging	p. 484
Sailing, Boating, and Canoeing	p. 484
Skateboarding	p. 484
Skiing and Snowboarding	p. 484
Soccer	p. 484
Surfing, Water Skiing, and Other Water Sports	p. 485
Tennis and Other Racquet Games	p. 485
Volleyball	p. 485
Author Index	p. 487
Title Index	p. 567
Subject/Grade Level Index	p. 639

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