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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest by Nancy Pearl (Monroe: Adult Non-Fiction / 028.55 PEAR

book lust cover Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl (Monroe, Union West: Adult Non-Fiction / 011.73 PEAR)
genreflecting cover Genreflecting (Marshville, Monroe: Reference / 016.8 HERA)    
Organized by genre: Historical, Western, Crime, Adventure, Thriller, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror. Provides explanations of subgenres and lists of authors for each subgenre, often with representative titles. Contains detailed indexes to authors, titles, subjects, series, and characters.
guiding the reader cover  Guiding the Reader to the Next Book edited by Kenneth D. Shearer (Monroe: Reference / 025.54 GUID)
more book lust cover More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl (Monroe, Union West, Waxhaw: Adult Non-Fiction / 011.73 PEAR)
reading list cover  The Reading List (Monroe: Reference / 016.8 READ)        
Over 100 authors of contemporary literary fiction are featured. Includes bios and brief descriptions of their books. Contains "Next on the Reading List", which features author read-alikes.       
Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction by Neal Wyatt (Monroe: Professional Reference / 025.54 WYAT)
st james fantasy  St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers (Monroe: Reference / 016.8 SAIN)              
Includes more than 400 entries on authors of heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery, humorous fantasy, adult fairy tales and fables.  Each entry includes biographical notes; a bibliography; comments by the entrant, when available; and a critical essay.
horror ghost and gothic writers cover St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers (Monroe: Reference / 920 PRIN)
serving teens cover Serving Teens Through Readers' Advisory by Heather Booth (Monroe: Professional Reference / 028.5 BOO
sequels  Sequels 4 (Monroe, Union West: Reference / 016.823 NYGA)
what do i read next cover What Do I Read Next?: A Reader's Guide to Current Genre Fiction (Marshville, Monroe, Union West: Reference / 016.8 WHAT)                                                         
This series highlights the year's publications in the Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Western, Historical Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, and Popular Fiction genres. Within each section, entries provide the following information: author, title, subgenre, names of important characters, time period, locale, a brief plot summary, a list of selected titles by that author, and a list of similar authors and titles recommended for readers who enjoyed each book. Also available electronically.
       

Updated October 2008