Crossover Readers' Advisory: Maximize Your Collection to Meet Reader Satisfaction

by Jessica E. Moyer (Editor)

Overview

Help maximize your existing collection with this browsable volume containing titles that serve double-duty with their appeal to both teens and adults and cover genres spanning crime novels, romance, horror, science fiction, and more.

An indispensable reference for libraries, this book takes the guesswork out of crossover readers' advisory by allowing you to easily guide teens who enjoy reading adult books and adults who enjoy reading teen stories. Chapters written by genre experts will help you better understand each genre's appeal to teens and adults as well as list dozens of titles that lend themselves to both groups of readers. The approach will help you maximize your collection while better serving your patrons.

The work is divided into two parts: the first part covers adult books for teens, while the second section delves into teen books for adults. Chapters include a definition of the genre, appealing features unique to the category, the factors that make the works suitable for crossover, a listing of relevant titles and annotations, and trends on the horizon. Genres covered include urban fantasy, mainstream, historical fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798216068716
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/31/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jessica E. Moyer, PhD, is assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, School of Information Studies.
Jessica E. Moyer, PhD, is assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, School of Information Studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction Jessica E. Moyer vii

Part I Adult Books for Teens 1

1 Mystery and Detection Ann Chambers Theis 3

2 Science Fiction Jessica E. Moyer 15

3 Fantasy Jessica E. Moyer 25

4 Horror Kelly Fann 37

5 Nonfiction Kristi Chadwick 49

6 Romance Ilene Appelbaum Lefkowitz C. L. Quillen 57

7 New Adult Elizabeth Burns Kelly Jensen 69

Part II Teen Books for Adults 81

8 Thrillers, Suspense, and Adventure Jennifer Haas Thiele 83

9 Science Fiction Erin Downey Howerton 93

10 Fantasy Alicia Ahlvers 105

11 Romance and ChickLit Alicia Ahlvers 117

12 Mainstream Literature Lucy M. Lockley 125

13 Nonfiction Mary Wepking 137

14 Graphic Novels Anna Grace Mickelsen 149

About the Editor and Contributors 161

Author/Title Index 165

Subject Index 177

Editorial Reviews

Librarians new to RA will discover a basic guide to broaden their knowledge.” —School Library Jourbanal

From the Publisher

05/01/2017
Moyer (Sch. of Information Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; a 2008 LJ Mover & Shaker) says this work will help improve a librarian's ability to assist patrons without increasing their collections. Various readers' advisory (RA) librarians share their expertise by authoring individual chapters, each providing a genre description and a discussion of its audience appeal. The authors suggest librarians serving adult patrons may not be familiar with teen titles, while librarians dealing with teens may be less knowledgable of adult titles. This resource attempts to bridge this gap in RA service. The first half of the book focuses on promoting adult books to YA readers, while the second half discusses YA books of interest to adults. Contributors identify resources to assist with RA and collection development. Chapters end with a brief description of subgenres and a list of representative titles with summaries. For teens, the authors consider mystery and detection, sf, fantasy, horror, nonfiction, romance, and new adult. For adults, they delve into thrillers, suspense and adventure, sf, fantasy, romance and chicklit, mainstream literature, nonfiction, and graphic novels. VERDICT RA veterans will not find much unfamiliar information here, but librarians new to RA will discover a basic guide to broaden their knowledge.—Lydia Olszak, Bosler Memorial Lib., Carlisle, PA

Library Journal

06/01/2017
Moyer (School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; a 2008 LJ Mover & Shaker) says this work will help improve a librarian's ability to assist patrons without increasing their collections. Various readers' advisory (RA) librarians share their expertise by authoring individual chapters, each providing a genre description and a discussion of its audience appeal. The authors suggest librarians serving adult patrons may not be familiar with teen titles, while librarians dealing with teens may be less knowledgable of adult titles. This resource attempts to bridge this gap in RA service. The first half of the book focuses on promoting adult books to YA readers, while the second half discusses YA books of interest to adults. Contributors identify resources to assist with RA and collection development. Chapters end with a brief description of subgenres and a list of representative titles with summaries. For teens, the authors consider mystery and detection, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, nonfiction, romance, and new adult. For adults, they delve into thrillers, suspense and adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, romance and chick lit, mainstream literature, nonfiction, and graphic novels. VERDICT RA veterans will not find much unfamiliar information here, but librarians new to RA will discover a basic guide to broaden their knowledge.—Lydia Olszak, Bosler Memorial Library, Carlisle, PA

School Library Journal