The Book of Lists for Teens by Sandra and Harry Choron

Choron, S., & Choron, H. (2002). The Book of Lists for Teens. (p. 336). Mariner Books.

ISBN: 0618179070

Classification: book, nonfiction

Genre: nonfiction

Age Level: 9th-12th grade

Subjects: current events, family, friends, movie, music, nonfiction, siblings

Reader's Annotation: This book has a list for any subject you can imagine.

Summary: More than 250 lists are arranged into six sections in this book: Me, Myself and I, The World Out There, Relationships, School, Entertainment, and Facts on File. Some lists are just for fun, like "What how you eat and Oreo says about you." Some lists are chock full of good information, like "40 Ways to Simplify Your Life" (#33 is "Get to know the librarian.") Some lists you hope you never have to use, like "7 Ways to Report a Hate Crime." Some lists you might use over and over, like "14 Tips for Public Speaking" or "100 Things to Try When You're Bored." This book has plenty of laughs, plenty of great ideas, and plenty of useful and useless information.

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Author Info:
Sandra Choron's Houghton Mifflin Page

Potential Hotspots:

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Readalikes:

• The Teen Quiz Book by Annalee Levine
  
• Life Lists for Teens by Pamela Espelande
  

Why it belongs in a YA collection:
This is a compulsively easy book to read. It's the sort of thing you pick up thinking you'll read just a few pages, and when you next look up, hours have passed. The lists make this easy going, so it's a good fit for reluctant readers. Also, because of the incredibly wide range of topics covered, there's something in here for every reader to consider.

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Evaluation:

4 stars