TITLE

Not-to-be-missed poetry for young adults

AUTHOR(S)

Chance, Rosemary

PUB. DATE

November 1996

SOURCE

Emergency Librarian;Nov/Dec96, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p59

SOURCE TYPE

Review

DOC. TYPE

Book Review

ABSTRACT

Reviews several poetry books for young adults. Includes `Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? A Mystery in Poems,' by Mel Glenn; `Stopping for Death: Poems of Death and Loss,' selected by Carol Ann Duffy; `Pierced by a Ray of Sun: Poems About the Times We Feel Alone,' selected by Ruth Gordon; `Slow Dance Heart Break Blues,' by Arnold Adoff; `Buried Alive: The Elements of Love,' by Ralph Fletcher. INSET: Columnist's choice..

ACCESSION #

9707142301

Tags: YOUNG adult literature -- Reviews;  POEMS;  BOOKS -- Reviews

 

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