Lists books published for children in 1985 that are either unique in their language or style, deal explicitly with language, or invite child response or participation. (FL)

Reviews and analyzes "The True Story of Lilli Stubeck" by James Aldridge, winner of the 1985 Australian Children's Book of the Year. Recommends the book for both young people and adults because it demonstrates two vital human concerns, the search for truth and the improvement of the human condition. (SRT)

Annotates trade literature dealing with children or adolescents who are both handicapped and members of a minority group. (FL)

Presents procedures for improving school district textbook adoption practices to create a better match between student and texts. Emphasizes the importance of overcoming both the traditional reliance on publishers for textbook adoption rationales, and the frequent aversion of educators toward using technologies such as student textbook readability…

Defines "junior reading books," shows that evaluation of such books is desirable, discusses four possible approaches that could be used in evaluating the books, and provides a detailed analysis of part of the "Wide Range Readers," books widely used in British schools. (FL)

A survey of over 1,300 newspapers shows major changes between 1979 and 1983 in content and layout. Several trends run counter to reader interests: (1) increasing the ratio of features to hard news, (2) reducing the balance of national/world news to local news, and (3) reducing the number of columns on specialized interests. (PD)

Discusses the problem of aliterate people, or those who can read but won't, and suggests that teachers must be aware of good adolescent literature to foster reading habits in students, rather than forcing them to read classics they are not mature enough to understand. (CRH)

Discusses the findings of a questionnaire sent to 20 representative universities in the South Atlantic Modern Language Association to determine the content and utilization of reading lists for graduate students of Spanish. Discusses considerations to be made in preparing or revising the reading lists. (SED)

Lists adolescent novels that dramatize the trauma of war for the young. (EL)

Describes works that develop skills to help students face the inevitability of death, make sophisticated decisions about the issues of death and dying, and appreciate life while they are living it. (CRH)

This article presents an annotated selection of books for children of all ages to help foster desire in reading. The collection includes a list of picture, fiction, and nonfiction books. (DF)

Suggests that, in selecting readings or texts for their composition students, instructors should choose the best contemporary prose, thus giving their students models by which they can improve their own writing. (MM)

Reports substantial discrepancies between publishers' estimates and independent estimates of the readability of secondary school-level language arts textbooks. (FL)

Highlights five current adult books of interest to high school readers. (AEA)