Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Young Adult Literature in Action
Rose Brock · 2019
66/100
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This is a solid, well-organized professional reference for librarians building a YA collection, and Rose Brock clearly knows the field. But it reads like a textbook because it is one — useful on a library shelf, not a book you curl up with, and an experienced reviewer noted a lot of it is common knowledge.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety80
Substance / usefulness70
Craft & writing68
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy72
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit65
Human-eye read65
Penny’s verdict66
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