First Contact

Bonnie Kunzel is the current President of YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, and a Teen Specialist in the Youth Services Department of Princeton Public Library. Suzanne Manczuk is Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University, SCILS. She is also Associate Reviews Editor, Linworth Publications.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Alien ContactChapter 4 All Creatures Great and SmallChapter 5 Alternate RealityChapter 6 BiotechnologyChapter 7 Brain PowerChapter 8 Brave New WorldsChapter 9 Double, Double, Toil and TroubleChapter 10 Endangered EarthChapter 11 Hackers and DroidsChapter 12 Here There Be DragonsChapter 13 Imagination's Other PlaceChapter 14 In Legendary CamelotChapter 15 A Matter of BeliefChapter 16 MetamorphosesChapter 17 Once Upon a TimeChapter 18 PostapocalypseChapter 19 Space OperaChapter 20 A Story, A StoryChapter 21 Time WarpChapter 22 To a Galaxy, Far, Far AwayChapter 23 To Be Continued...Chapter 24 Author and Title IndexChapter 25 About the Authors

...this resource will be a highly useful readers' advisory tool, especially for the generalist who feels out of his or her element in helping teens find good SF and fantasy.