CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 LETTING GO: HOW I STOPPED FORCING BOOKS DOWN STUDENTS' THROATS AND FOUND OUT WHAT THEY REALLY NEEDED -- Chapter 2 WHAT IS YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE ANYWAY? CAN IT BE ANY GOOD IF STUDENTS LIKE IT? -- Chapter 3 DIRECTING VERSUS EXPLORING: HOW TO GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITHOUT A LITERARY MAP -- Chapter 4 BUILDING BRIDGES: GETTING STUDENTS FROM WHEREVER THEY ARE TO WHERE THE CURRICULUM SAYS THEY SHOULD BE -- Chapter 5 CREATING LIBRARY LIONS -- Chapter 6 OTHER BACKYARDS: USING YOUNG ADULT BOOKS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES -- Chapter 7 WHAT'S NEXT: WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION? -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX.