Reality Rules II

Elizabeth Fraser is a selector for the Calgary Public Library system in Alberta, Canada.

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.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: Nonfiction GenresChapter 1—True AdventureDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationSurvival and Disaster StoriesSports AdventuresWar StoriesExplorations, Travel, and Historical AdventuresConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesReferenceChapter 2—True CrimeDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationCons and Crimes: Solved and UnsolvedCrime ScienceIntrigue and EspionageConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesPart 2: Life StoriesChapter 3—Memoirs and AutobiographiesDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationComing-of-AgeOvercoming AdversityWorking Life MemoirsHumorous MemoirsConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesReferenceChapter 4—BiographyDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationAmerican Presidents and Other Political LeadersOutstanding in Their Fields: Professional BiographiesChange-Makers and ActivistsHistorical BiographyPartner and Group BiographiesThe Creative Life: EntertainersBiography CollectionsConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesReferencePart 3: Nonfiction Subject InterestsChapter 5—HistoryDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationDefining TimesHistory's Darkest HoursHuman CrueltiesNatural Disasters and Disease EpidemicsMicro-historiesHistorical Biography: Ordinary People in Extraordinary TimesIdeas of HistoryNew PerspectivesConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesChapter 6—Science, Math, and the EnvironmentDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationScience AdventuresHistory of ScienceDigging into the PastArchaeologyPaleontologyHow Things WorkGeneralTransportationMicro-scienceEnvironmental WritingEcology and ConservationAnimalsConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesChapter 7—SportsDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationSports BiographiesRules and TipsThe Greatest GamesSports in ActionConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesChapter 8—All About YouDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationPersonal GrowthHealthSexualityRelationshipsTough StuffCareer DirectionsFun StuffConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesReferencesChapter 9—How ToDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationGeneral CraftsBeauty and StyleBeautyStyleClothing and AccessoriesDrawingTechniquesMangaComics and Graphic NovelsCookingTechnologyGamesSurvival SkillsConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesReferencesChapter 10—The ArtsDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationVisual ArtsArt and ArtistsAll about MusicMusicMusiciansFilmLiterature and LanguageGrammar and WritingBooks and AuthorsPoetryAbout Poetry and PoetsPoetry Collections and AnthologiesVerse BiographiesFolklore, Myths, and LegendsConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesChapter 11—Understanding and Changing the WorldDefinitionAppealChapter OrganizationPopular Media and CultureSocial Concerns and IssuesReligionConsider Starting with…Fiction Read-AlikesAppendix A: Nonfiction Readers' Advisory Resources for YA LibrariansAppendix B: BibliographyAuthor/Title IndexSubject Index