Book Crush by Nancy Pearl

Pearl, Nancy. Book Crush. Sasquatch Books, 2007. 304 pages. Paperback $16.95. ISBN: 1570615004. Reference.

A list of books for kids and teens of recommended reading by an expert in the field of reader's advisory. The book is split into three reading groups - youngest, middle grade (age 8-12) and teen readers (age 13-18). Each reading group is divided into subject categories and totaling 118 for the entire book.

What makes this book unique is the author's categories. For example, Thanks for Thanksgiving talks about Thanksgiving, of course, LOL: Laugh Out Loud is the title for humorous books and It Might As Well Be Greek for all books Greek. These categories are representative of the author's thought process when advising readers. I think a new librarian would not find this easy to work with when learning.

It is obvious the author has read a lot over her lifetime! I am a list person so the book provides me more titles to read. I like her conversational writing style. I attended a workshop by her on reader's advisory and can hear saying things just as written in the book.