Author Description

Assists students, teachers, and librarians in envisioning the locations and journeys depicted in modern young adult fiction. Entries include plot summaries, geographic overviews, detailed itineraries, and maps, for 35 titles for middle school students and above. Titles include The Adventures of Huck Finn, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Catcher in the Rye, and Julie of the Wolves. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.