Book Crush For Kids and Teens--Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest

Let Nancy Pearl help the children and young adults in your life fall for reading. With Pearl's unique recommendations based on topics, interests, and other themes, she presents more than 1,000 crush-worthy books organized into 118 lists aimed at youngest, middle-grade, and teen readers. From "A Dog's Life" to "Girl Power" to "Heartbreak Hotel," Nancy Pearl has a knack for connecting a subject, setting, or character with the right reader. Whether your young reader has yet to experience his or her first book crush or has devoured every Harry Potter novel multiple times, Book Crush points the way to a new and wonderful world of reading. Book jacket.

Nancy Pearl created the program "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book," which has spread across America and around the world. She talks about books and reading on NPR’s "Morning Edition" and on other public radio stations. Pearl teaches at the University of Washington and inspires readers across the country. She is the author of several books, including Book Lust, More Book Lust, and George & Lizzie. Pearl lives in Seattle with her husband.