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Williams, Jane A. – 1995
Having a home library benefits children and parents alike, by allowing immediate access to literature and reference information and by encouraging reading. The cost of stocking a home library can be prohibitive to forming a substantial collection. This book provides a guide to purchasing books at a discount, including suggestions on essential…
Descriptors: Books, Budgeting, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Coggins, Timothy L. – School Law Bulletin, 1986
The "Pico v. Island Trees Union Free School District" decision affirmed students' right to receive information under the First Amendment and concluded that removing books from school libraries infringes on that right. Book removals solely to suppress ideas are open to court review in the absence of clearly established administrative…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education
Peskorz, Adela, Comp.; And Others – 1993
This annotated bibliography lists approximately 500 titles that reflect the diversity of interests and levels of sophistication among young adult readers between the ages of 12 and 18. Within each subject division is a varied array of fiction and nonfiction titles, some ideal for middle graders, others more appropriate for adult-level readers. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Fiction