Presents a list of books that were protested/attacked/censored at least three times between 1986 and 1995, culled from the American Library Association's "Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom." Discusses the limitations of any survey and standards for censorship. (TB)

Presents annotations of 11 works of young-adult literature (published in 1992 or 1993) representing the diverse cultures found in most classrooms. (HB)

Recommends and summarizes 11 lesser-known works of children's literature which various teachers have found useful in the junior and senior high classroom. (HB)

Provides an overview of how current theories of postmodernism might inform and influence the practice of English teachers in the classroom. Provides an annotated bibliography of five central theoretical works. (HB)

Presents an annotated list of best articles on young adult literature from 1912 to the present. Divides the articles into sections on the rationale for young adult literature, the dimensions of young adult literature, using young adult literature in the classroom, and censorship and the young adult novel. (TB)

Revisits G. Robert Carlsen's call for the use of young adult literature in the classroom by looking specifically at the emotional and reading needs of older adolescents, those in the upper grades. Discusses problems associated with adolescence in the late twentieth century and lists recommended young adult books that touch on those issues. (TB)