Describes the problem a creative writer faces when he is associated with only one type of story. (RB)

A Review and critical discussion of the West Indian prose fiction in the sixties by one of the best-known poets of the Carribean and a member of the faculty of the University of West Indies, Jamaica. (JM)

Despite the often repeated contention that children's fiction has consistently presented a narrow and stereotypical view of the lives of girls and women, a review of books written in the 1920s and 1930s indicates a degree of female dissatisfaction with the status quo. (HOD)

Annotates a number of books intended for younger, intermediate, and older readers. Reviews one book of interest to adults and one film. (FL)

The use of literature in a U.S. history class can revitalize the curriculum. The applicability of biographies, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction to history classes is discussed. A brief annotated list of appropriate sources, chronologically arranged for reluctant, average, and advanced readers, is included. (AM)

Two children's book editors, an author, and the director of a children's book research center briefly state their views about what constitutes a "good" book for children. Activities of the Cooperative Children's Book Center in Wisconsin, where librarians, teachers, students, and University of Wisconsin faculty discuss new children's…

Lists Hispanic-American legends, poetry, short stories, short essays, plays, fiction, and biography and provides brief summaries pointing out general good points and drawbacks of each for secondary teachers. (JL)

A science fiction approach is used to explore some unusual properties associated with the concept of infinity. (MP)

Flannery O'Connor, author of prose characterized by directness and precision and unusally aware of her relationship with her readers, was consciously committed to communication. Yet she submitted her readers to tests they failed repeatedly and which they were bound to fail; often readers missed the point. (MSE)

Reports on a study of the validity of Trueswell's 80/20 collections and holdings rule with regard to the circulation levels for fiction and nonfiction books at the Clearwater Public Library in Florida. Data are presented in five tables, and an 18-item reference list is attached. (JL)

The third in a series of articles presenting annotations of books from and about the Soviet Union. (FL)

Lists new paperback books, divided according to the following categories: picture books, books for intermediate and for older readers, poetry, and nonfiction. Indicates if and when the original edition was reviewed in this journal. (GT)