What is the best statement about review sources, those sources that provide reviews of young adult literature?
a. The best approach is to use only reviews from reputable sources that you know and trust.
b. Internet sites such as Amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com are most beneficial because they have the best selection of young adult literature.
c. Readers are the best source because they have read the books and submitted their objective and unbiased reviews.
d. Book jackets and publishers' catalogs provide the most comprehensive information on young adult books.
Question 2
Regarding gender in young adult literature, educators and library media specialists will likely see
a. realistically speaking, more of the same, e.g., women being portrayed as helpless and in need of a man's help.
b. less female writers because publishers continue to seek male writers who usually sell more books.
c. little change due to publishers' practices as well as teachers' and library media specialists' purchasing habits.
d. more accurate and realistic reflections of gender in young adult literature with increased powerful female protagonists, more books written by exceptional female writers, an increasing number of female critics, and a more balanced view of all gender perspectives.