Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984 Recent Books of Recognized Merit

In this companion volume to their Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1859-1959, Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins present detailed information on a comprehensive selection of contemporary books for children and young adults. This dictionary consists of 1,550 alphabetical entries for each title, author, main characters, and other important aspects of each work such as significant settings or elements in need of further clarification. The 489 novels examined in this work include the winners and finalists from major award lists, as well as other books recognized for merit by a variety of experts in children's literature. An extensive index includes all the items for which there are entries. Other index entries cover themes, subjects, unusual narrative structures, author's pseudonyms, and genres.Helbig, Alethea K. is the author of 'Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984 Recent Books of Recognized Merit' with ISBN 9780313252334 and ISBN 0313252335.