Boy Trouble for Tess and Ali

Boy Trouble for Tess and Ali
Author: Janet Quin-Harkin
Publisher: HarperPrism
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780061060656

Tess and Ali are back at the beach this summer. Can their friendship survive each of them getting boyfriends?

The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors

The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors
Author: Bernard A. Drew
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 560
Release: 1997-10-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 031307819X

The book focuses on individuals writing in the '90s, but also includes 12 classic authors (e.g., Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, J.R.R. Tolkien) who are still widely read by teens. It also covers some authors known primarily for adult literature (e.g., Stephen King) and some who write mainly for middle readers but are also popular among young adults (e.g., Betsy Byars). An affordable alternative to multivolume publications, this book makes a great collection development tool and resource for author studies. It will also help readers find other books by and about their favorite writers.

Something about the Author

Something about the Author
Author: Kevin Hile
Publisher: Something about the Author
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780810399471

Contains biographical information and critical essays concerning the works of over 100 authors and illustrators of children's works.

Spring Break

Spring Break
Author: Alison Page
Publisher: HarperPrism
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780061061196

Cat Morgan, Working Girl

Cat Morgan, Working Girl
Author: Marilyn Kaye
Publisher: HarperPrism
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780061060595

Cat and Heather are the two most popular girls in eighth grade, and worst enemies. After Heather steals Cat's boyfriend, Cat is determined to get even.

Girl Meets Boy

Girl Meets Boy
Author: Ali Smith
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2021-06-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3985943680

From the astonishingly talented writer of The Accidental and Hotel World comes Ali Smiths brilliant retelling of Ovids gender-bending myth of Iphis and Ianthe, as seen through the eyes of two Scottish sisters. Girl Meets Boy is about girls and boys, girls and girls, love and transformation, and the absurdity of consumerism, as well as a story of reversals and revelations that is as sharply witty as it is lyrical. Funny, fresh, poetic, and political, Girl Meets Boy is a myth of metamorphosis for a world made in Madison Avenues image, and the funniest addition to the Myths series from Canongate since Margaret Atwoods The Penelopiad.

Tweencom Girls

Tweencom Girls
Author: Patrice A. Oppliger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2018-12-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1498550592

Tweencom Girls analyzes the different ways character tropes are portrayed in media targeted at eight- to twelve-year-olds, particularly female characters, over the last twenty-five years. The book focuses particularly on sitcoms produced by the cable giants Disney Channel and Nickelodeon because of their popularity and ubiquity. It provides extensive examples and alternative interpretations of the shows’ tropes and themes, particularly for those who are unfamiliar with the genre. The first section explores common tweencom tropes, focusing on different themes that are prevalent throughout the series. The second section includes a discussion of the big picture of how tropes and themes give insight into the female characters portrayed in the popular tweencom programming, as well as advice to parents and educators.