Reality Rules II: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests [Hardcover]

A must-have resource for librarians, teachers, and parents on the popular and growing area of teen nonfictiona genre now mandated by the Common Core Standards.

Reality Rules II: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interestspresents approximately 450 fresh nonfiction titles annotated and organized into genre areas to address the reading interests of today's teens, covering everything from adventure to history, sports, life stories, and how-to.



Authored by a member of the first committee for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, this essential guide will help librarians, teachers, and parents find appealing materials for readers interested in nonfiction. The book offers expert guidance on reading levels and provides a list of fiction readalikes at the end of each chapter. It also identifies award-winning books and spotlights titles that appeal to specific groups, such as adult books that teens will enjoy, and books that are ideal for reluctant readers.

As a readers' advisory, for collection development, and for helping the classroom teacher get the best resources, this is an excellent and well-researched book for use with the teen reader. Library Media Connection

A valuable resource for collection development and reader's advisory. VOYA

The guide includes quick picks for reluctant readers as well as popular paperbacks. . . . Overall coverage is good. Booklist Online

As many states are adopting the Common Core Standards with its shift in focus from fiction to nonfiction, this guide will be especially valuable to librarians selecting content that will actively engage teen readers across the curriculum. School Library Journal

In summary, like its earlier companion volume,Reality Rules IIis a superbly compiled reference work/selection tlCï