Intended to help parents and teachers select books for young people that reflect the actual interests of adolescents, this booklet discusses titles that both appeal to teenagers and help adults gain insight into their needs, their concerns, and their values. Titles of chapters in the booklet are as follows: (1) "Are Young Adult Books Literature?"; (2) "I Have a Problem: Realistic Fiction"; (3) "The Way Things Were: Historical Fiction"; (4) "On a Distant Galaxy: Science Fiction"; (5) "I'm in Love! The Teenage Romance"; (6) "Something Weird: The World of the Occult"; (7) "Batter Up! Sport Stories"; (8) "This Is Your Life: Biographies for Young Adults"; (9) "Information Please: Nonfiction Books"; and (10) "Some Notes on Censorship." A final note from the author as to the "sample" nature of the list of young adult literature titles discussed in this fastback concludes the booklet. (SKC)