KLewandowska_Paranormal-SupernaturalCollection

Karolina Lewandowska
LIS 2323 – Resources for Young Adults
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Background
Trent Public Library is developing a Paranormal / Supernatural collection for older
teens with a budget of $600. Currently the library has no resources in this specific
subject area. Knowledge of our community is essential in making decisions about
the library's collection. The Paranormal / Supernatural collection’s framework is to
entertain readers and to reflect the large, diverse, dynamic community we serve.
Trent Public Library’s goal is to balance the social, emotional, and intellectual
maturity of our older teens with the budget and with long-term viability of titles.
Developing a collection for older teens is an intricate process because it is very
much a transitional collection. Older teen readers are in the process of moving to
the adult collection. The type of materials selected differs significantly from the
junior high level because of the social, emotional, and intellectual maturity
required to read them.
This is primarily a browsing collection, materials of overall "good literary quality"
are included in this collection, as well as popular titles and long-term viability titles
or titles with the ability to sustain interest of to the target age groups are stressed.
Limit in budget prevents us from collecting every book dealing with events or
phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding such as
magical, paranormal, or superhuman. This is why the core Paranormal /
Supernatural Collection will be broken into three subtopics: vampires, witches,
and zombies. It is our goal to develop a collection that will entertain both male
and female readers. While every patron will not enjoy every title, we hope that we
will have a wild variety of materials within the subtopics to satisfy the majority of
older teens interested in Paranormal / Supernatural.
During 2014 to 2015 it appears that publishers released several good literary
quality books about witches. While the budget was somewhat divided equally
among the three subtopics, the subtopic of witches received the most ‘newest’
titles, the most star reviews and the most hardcovers in the core collection.
vampire and zombie subtopics have a greater mixture of hardcover, paperbacks
and mass-market paperbacks. While keeping good literary quality in mind and
the budget, some ‘older’ titles were selected in the vampire and zombie
subtopics.
Gift
Trent Public Library would like to select an iPad as a gift. Publishers tend to run
eBook specials. New eBooks can be purchased from $2.99 to as low as $0.00.
Low lost to free books would allow the Trent Public Library to further build the
Paranormal / Supernatural collection. Patrons could check out the iPad for two
weeks at a time and patrons could read the eBooks downloaded on the device.

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We could also download educational apps, such as those that help students with
SAT preparation. We would only want one iPad to see how well the idea works
and to see if this is something that can be easily managed. Based on how well
the one iPad works, we would then like to look into grants to purchase more.
Professional Resources
Library staff utilizes professional judgment and expertise in making collection
development decisions. Anticipated demand, community interests, long-term
viability or ability to sustain interest and available budgets are all factors taken
into consideration when developing the Paranormal/Supernatural collection.
Professional resources are used to help in the decision making process.
Booklist – American Library Association reviews print and audiovisual materials.
Only recommended titles are reviewed. I had to sign up for a 14 day trial in order
to read all of the reviews. It was very easy to use and ‘better’ book selections
were easy to locate because they were marked with a star.
Kirkus Reviews – Critical reviews of books for children and adults. I like that I
did not have to sign up. I really liked and used the best books of 2014 list. It was
easy to search.
Publishers Weekly –A paid subscription to reviews of popular books and
paperbacks. It does not offer a trial subscription and I had to have a subscription
to read past reviews online, so I was limited to what I could see and read.
Young Adult Library Services – Young Adult Library Services Association
reviews of materials for young adults. I liked that it was easy to find award-
winning book lists but it was hard to run searches on my subtopics.
VOYA (Voices of Youth Advocates) – Critical reviews of popular books for
young adults. Searching my subtopics was difficult but I found a few books from
their best of 2014 and 2013 lists.
Conclusions Statement
The original goal was to buy many new books across all three of the subtopics.
However, after consulting the professional resources, not a lot of ‘good’ vampire
or zombie books were published in 2014 or coming out in 2015. In some ways
this is a good thing because with the limited budget, I could buy more paperbacks
in the vampire and zombie category. There were so many star reviewed witch
books that all sounded wonderful, it was hard to say no to. This resulted in

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significantly more new, hardcover witch books purchased. This might come
across as the collection is biased towards witch books, however that is not the
case. Good literary quality was the main driving force. With a limited budget of
$600, it was decided it was better to buy a really good vampire or zombie book
from 2011 than to buy an okay book from 2014. Except for I am Legend by
Richard Matheson, all of the books are 2010 or newer. An exception was made
for I am Legend because it is a classic and because I had just enough money to
buy the mass trade paperback. I was also attracted to books that mixed the
subtopics because I hoped that it would entertain more people.
Currently the library has no resources in the Paranormal/Supernatural collection.
I strived to find a balance between new and older series. If the last book in the
series was published in 2014 or was going to be published in 2015, I purchased
all of the books in the series. The idea was to have some complete series
available to patrons as well as new series with only book 1 in the collection.
Some series had a really strong book 1 with starred reviews and the other books
in the series did not receive such strong praise. This was overlooked because I
wanted to core collection to have complete series.
I also tried to balance “boy” and “girl” books, in other words, I tried to balance
violence, gore with love stories or humor.
I am happy to say that I spent everything but 68 cents and I purchased a total of
42 books.

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Learning Experience 3: Using Professional Selection
Sources to Develop Core Collections
Budget $600
(Expand each section as needed)
Scenario Chosen: Trent Public Library Paranormal / Supernatural collection for
older teens
Items Selected for Collection: (Arranged by Sub-Topics)
Items to be purchased: (Indicate one item as a gift)
Arranged by Sub Topic: Subtopic:____Vampires_
Title Bibliograp
hic Info
Format Selection Source Price Reason for Selection
1. Vampires
of Manhattan
by Melissa
De la Cruz,
Sept 2014,
Hachette
Paperback,
will come
out July 7,
2015
http://www.booklist
online.com/Vampire
s-of-Manhattan-
Melissa-De-la-
Cruz/pid=6859197
Booklist Review
https://www.kirkusr
eviews.com/book-
reviews/melissa-de-
la-cruz/vampires-of-
manhattan/
Kirkus Reviews
15.00 YA series Blue Bloods
but 10 years after the
YA series ended, so
for older readers.
2. Bloodwitch by Amelia
Atwater-
Rhodes,
May 13,
2014,
Delacorte
Press
Hardcover http://www.booklist
online.com/Bloodwi
tch-Amelia-
AtwaterRhodes/pid
=6568474
Booklist Review
17.99 First book in a series
for older teens. It
mixes vampires and
witches, so teens that
might be interested in
one subtopic will be
exposed to the other.
It is a recently
published book, so
only the hardcover is
available.

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3. The Lesser
Dead
by
Chirstopher
Buehlman,
October 7,
2014,
Berkley
Publisher
online.com/The-
Lesser-Dead-
Christopher-
Buehlman/pid=700
7286
Booklist Review
25.95 “Fast-paced vampire
tale bursting with
bloody violence and
colorful characters”
(Booklist). It little more
violent / graphic and I
hope will appeal to an
older male audience.
A recently published
book, so only
hardcover is available.
4. Motherless
Child
By Glen
Hirshberg,
May 13,
2014, Tor
Paperback,
Sept 1,
2015
http://www.booklist
online.com/Motherl
ess-Child-Glen-
Hirshberg/pid=6755
943
Booklist
7.99
List
Price on
Amazon
,
significa
ntly
cheaper
than
hardcov
er
“No fangs, no pretty
shirtless vampires,
and no romance
here—this one is a
spine-tingler with
smart dialogue, a
thickly atmospheric
setting, and plenty of
visceral violence”
(Booklist). I think it will
appeal to male
readers. STAR
Review. The
paperback is
significantly cheaper
than hardcover. It is
also a not a series.
5. The
Coldest Girl
in Coldtown
By Holly
Black,
September
3, 2013
Little
Brown for
Young
Readers
Paperback http://www.booklist
online.com/Best-
Fiction-for-Young-
Adults-2014-
/pid=6651310
Booklist
http://www.booklist
online.com/The-
Coldest-Girl-in-
Coldtown-Holly-
Black/pid=6315396
Booklist
10.00
Paperba
ck
Not a
‘recently
’
publishe
d book,
so we
will get
the
paperba
ck.
Not a ‘recently’
published book but
listed as best fiction
for YA and a STAR
Review. I think it will
appeal to both male
and female readers.
Black is a popular
author. It is also not a
series. I am getting
the paperback
because it is cheaper.
6. The Hunt By Andrew
Fukuda,
online.com/The-
9.99 “In an unspecified
future, humans—or

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December
24, 2012,
St. Martin's
Griffin
Hunt-Andrew-
Fukuda/pid=53775
51
Booklist
“Hepers”—have
become a
domesticated,
endangered species
at the hands of a new
people who sound a
lot like vampires”
(Booklist). Vampires
outnumber humans
and humans have to
hide among them. A
unique spin on
vampires. All the
books are out and so I
could have a
complete series in the
collection.
7. The Prey
(The Hunt
Trilogy –
Book 2)
By Andrew
Fukuda,
September
3, 2013,
St. Martin's
Griffin
online.com/The-
Prey-Andrew-
Fukuda/pid=57761
10
Booklist
9.99 Book two in the
series. Since the
collection is new, I
would like to have at
least one complete
series in the
collection. The review
is not starred but
positive. I think that it
will be entertaining.
8. The Trap
(The Hunt
Trilogy –
Book 3)
By Andrew
Fukuda,
November
5, 2013,
St. Martin's
Griffin
Hardcover
- can’t find
paperback
price
http://www.booklist
online.com/The-
Trap-Andrew-
Fukuda/pid=62844
45
Booklist
18.99 “Downright disturbing
in this finale to what
has been an
unpredictable trilogy”
(Booklist). Booklist
makes it sound like
this is not the run of
the mill vampire
series. I hope that it
will appeal to readers
in the long term. I
could not find a list
price or a publication
date for the
paperback, so I got
the hardcover.
9. Written in
Red: A Novel
of the Others
by Anne
Bishop,
Roc;
Mass
Market
Paperback
https://www.kirkusr
eviews.com/book-
reviews/anne-
7.99 The Best Books 2013
Science Fiction &
Fantasy and has a

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Reissue
edition
(March 4,
2014)
bishop/written-in-
red/
Kirkus Reviews
wide range of
supernatural
creatures including
vampires. I believe it
will appeal to female
readers. Plus, I can
get it in mass market
paperback, so I am
willing to spend the
$7.99 on it.
10. Murder of
Crows: A
Novel of the
Others, Book
2
by Anne
Bishop,
Roc;
Reprint
edition
(February
3, 2015)
Mass
Market
Paperback
https://www.kirkusr
eviews.com/book-
reviews/anne-
bishop/murder-of-
crows/
Kirkus Reviews
7.99 Book 2 in the series.
The reviews aren’t as
positive for the 2nd
book as they were for
the 1st
one but I have
a complete series for
boys and I want this to
be my complete
series for girls. Again,
I can get it in mass
market paperback and
$7.99 isn’t that much.
11. Vision in
Silver: A
Novel of the
Others, Book
3
by Anne
Bishop
Roc
(March 3,
2015)
online.com/Vision-
in-Silver-Anne-
Bishop/pid=724326
5
Booklist
“Bishop’s world
building is first-rate,
and she fills her
stories with wonderful
creatures across the
urban-fantasy
spectrum—vampires,
elementals, and a
host of were-
creatures. Fans of the
series will be
delighted with the
ever-evolving
relationship of Simon
and Meg” (Booklist).
Book 3 I can only find
in hardcover and it is
a recent release. It
seems to have a
better review than
book 2.
12. The Farm By Emily
McKay,
online.com/The-
9.99 “Seventeen-year-old
Lily remembers the

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Berkley
(December
4, 2012)
Farm-Emily-
McKay/pid=557843
5
Booklist
Before, a time before
the Ticks—genetically
mutated, vampirelike
beings—took over
and teenagers were
corralled like livestock
onto government-run
farms for their blood
(Booklist). Not the
traditional vampire
story and sounds like
a fun read.
13. The Lair,
book two in
the Farm
series
By Emily
McKay,
Berkley
(November
5, 2013)
Paperback NA Book 1 and 3
sound great.
Booklist does not
have a review for
book 2. Could not
find a professional
review for book 2.
9.99 Book 2 in the Farm
series. I could not find
a professional review
for book 2 but both
book 1 and 3 received
positive reviews.
14. The
Valut, book 3
in the Farm
series
By Emily
McKay,
Berkley
Berkley
(December
2, 2014
online.com/The-
Vault-Emily-
McKay/pid=707833
4
Booklist
9.99 Book 3 in the Farm
series, recently
published, so I
decided to get all the
books in the series.
15. The
Reformed
Vampire
Support
Group
By
Catherine
Jinks,
HMH
Books for
Young
Readers;
Reprint
edition
(Septembe
r 6, 2010)
online.com/The-
Reformed-Vampire-
Support-Group-
Catherine-
Jinks/pid=3201323
Booklist
8.99 This book is not a
series and has more
humor than gore.
Booklist Best Books
for YA 2010.
16. I am
Legend
By Richard
Matheson,
Tor Books;
2 edition
(October
30, 2007)
Mass
Trade
Paperback
This is a classic
and I had a few
dollars left over.
8.99 I had 9.67 left in my
budget and I wanted
to spend close to
$600 a possible. This
is a classic.
TOTAL 206.78

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Conclusions Statement: Analysis and Reflection
Specific decisions team made in developing collection
We looked for the non-traditional vampire story. If book 3 in a series was being
published in 2015 or was published in 2014, I decided to buy the other books in
the series. I wanted a few complete series in the collection.
Budget $600
older teens
Arranged by Sub Topic: Subtopic:______Witches _____
Title Bibliogra
phic Info
Format Selection
Source
Price Reason for Selection
1. To Hold
the Bridge
By Garth
Nix, June
2015,
Harper
Hardcover http://www.bookli
stonline.com/To-
Hold-the-Bridge-
Garth-
Nix/pid=7173877
Booklist
17.99 Collection of short stories
“all of which have a cross-
generational appeal to both
adults and young adults”
(Booklist). There is a short
story about a witch, as well
as other paranormal
creatures. STAR Review. It
does have short stores and
I think readers looking for
something short to read will
enjoy this. Will be

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published in June, so only
hardcover available.
2. Half Bad By Sally
Green,
March 4,
2014,
Viking
Books for
Young
Readers
stonline.com/Half
-Bad-Sally-
Green/pid=6531
454
Booklist
http://best-
books.publishers
weekly.com/pw/b
est-
books/2014/youn
g-
adult#book/book-
6
Publishers
Weekly
18.99 Both Half Bad and Half
Wild, book 1 STAR
Review. “Green has written
the first in what looks to be
a horrifying, compelling
trilogy that pushes the
boundaries of what we
believe to be good and evil.
With racial overtones of
such diverse titles as Roots
(1976); Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(1852)” (Booklist). Best YA
book of 2014 per
Publishers Weekly. Several
professional resources
really like this book and
book 2. The main character
is a boy. I think that this is
a ‘violent’ book and will
entertain boys. Paperback
is not available and I don’t
want to wait for it.
3.Half Wild By Sally
Green,
March 24,
2015,
Viking
Books for
Young
Readers
stonline.com/Half
-Wild-Sally-
Green/pid=7230
124
Booklist
18.99 Modern day witches. Book
2 in the series. Purchased
book 1, see above. STAR
Review.
4. The
Ghosts of
Heaven
By Marcus
Sedgwick,
January 6,
2015,
Roaring
Brook
Press
stonline.com/The
-Ghosts-of-
Heaven-Marcus-
Sedgwick/pid=71
48777
Booklist
17.99 Deals with magic and not
witches but Sedgwick is a
popular author and the
book received a STAR
Review. Only hardcover is
available. I believe that
there will be demand for
this because of the
author’s popularity.
5. The Witch
and Other
Tales Re-
told
By Jean
Thompson,
September
25, 2014,
Penguin /
Blue Rider
stonline.com/The
-Witch-and-
Other-Tales-Re-
Told-Jean-
25.95 Collection of short stories.
“Thompson’s young,
imperiled, and resourceful
characters will please
teens, as will her brilliant

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Thompson/pid=6
837508
Booklist
and wry fairy-tale variation”
(Booklist). STAR Review.
Currently only hardcover
available. I think that
readers looking for a short
read will like this.
6. The Spirit
and the Skull
By J.M.
Hayes,
August 5,
2014,
Poisoned
Pen Press
Paperback http://www.bookli
stonline.com/The
-Spirit-and-the-
Skull-J-M-
Hayes/pid=6807
173
Booklist
14.95 Less than 200 pages.
“Dealing with themes of
primitive religion, social
relationships, and even
women’s rights, this
fascinating tale, which
adroitly straddles both
mystery and fantasy
genres, will attract readers
from both camps”
(Booklist). STAR Review. I
think that teens will like it
because it is less than 200
pages. It is also not a
series. Add the great
review and price, I had to
get it.
7. In the
Shadows
By
Kiersten
White,
April 29,
2014,
Scholastic
stonline.com/In-
the-Shadows-
Kiersten-
White/pid=67075
49
Booklist
21.99 Popular YA author White’s
take on witches. It is told in
an alternating narrative of
words and pictures. While
over 200 pages, not all of
the pages have writing on
them. STAR Review. I also
think that those that like
graphic novels might like
this as well. This is not
classified as a graphic
novel but it might get
readers interested. Only
hardcover available.
8. Trial by
Fire
By
Josephine
Angelini,
September
2, 2014,
Feiwel &
Friends
stonline.com/Tria
l-by-Fire-
Josephine-
Angelini/pid=682
3453
Booklist
17.99 Witchcraft mixed in with
alternative / parallel
universes. So, I think it will
interest a wide range of
readers because it is not
just about witches. It is the
first book in the series. I
feel as if ‘everything’ has
been ‘star review’ that the

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collection just needs
something that is okay.
9. A Hero At
The End of
the World
By Erin
Claiborne,
November
11, 2014,
Big Bang
Press
Paperback https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/list
s/best-teen-
science-fiction-
fantasy-
2014/hero-end-
world/
https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/bo
ok-reviews/erin-
claiborne/hero-
end-world/
Kirkus Reviews
15.95 “A smart, funny and
emotionally engaging tale
perfect for any reader who
longs for another train ride
to Hogwarts” (Kirkus
Reviews). Kirkus’ The Best
Books 2014 Teens Science
Fiction & Fantasy. The
book sounds like it would
entertain older teens that
enjoyed Harry Potter. So,
something a little more
grown up for Potter fans.
10. Death
Sworn
(Death
Sworn series
Book 1)
By Leah
Cypress,
March 4,
2014,
Greenwillo
w Books
Hardcover https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/list
s/best-teen-
science-fiction-
fantasy-
2014/death-
sworn/
https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/bo
ok-reviews/leah-
cypess/death-
sworn/
Kirkus Reviews
17.99 “A thoughtful exploration of
identity and responsibility
wrapped in a twisty,
suspenseful mystery and
set in a gorgeously realized
fantasy world” (Kirkus
Reviews). Kirkus’ The Best
Books 2014 Teens Science
Fiction & Fantasy. Only
hardcover available. It is
the 1st
book in the series. I
feel as if I don’t have
enough witch series and
this has such a positive
review.
11. Death
Marked
(Death
Sworn series
Book 2)
By Leah
Cypress,
March 3,
2015,
Greenwillo
w Books
Hardcover Could not find a
professional
review for book 2
in the series.
17.99 Book 1 was on the list of
Best Books 2014 Teens
Science Fiction & Fantasy
and book two comes out in
2015. I want to keep the
series going and have
money in the budget for it.
12. Promise
of Shadows
By Justina
Ireland,
Simon &
Schuster
Books for
Young
Hardcover http://www.voya
magazine.com/w
p-
content/uploads/
2015/01/Perfect-
Tens-2014.pdf
17.99 Although not exactly about
witches but about a teen
that can use magic.
VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2014
List. I feel as if I rely
heavily on Kirkus and

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Readers;
First
Edition
edition
(March 11,
2014)
Voya Magazine
Booklist that simply finding
a VOYA recommendation
in my subtopic caused me
to buy this.
TOTAL 224.76
Again, I was looking for not the typical witches story that would have a long shelf
life. I looked for books that I thought older teens would enjoy today and 3 years
from now. So many recently published books about witches receive star reviews
or made it some kind of best of list, that in the end that seemed to be the driving
force for the collection more than anything else.

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Budget $600
older teens
Arranged by Sub Topic: Subtopic:______Zombies _____
Title Bibliogr
aphic
Info
Format Selection
Source
Price Reason for Selection
1. The Zombie
Notebooks:
Luke’s Story,
Vol 1
By John
Grasis
and Kris
T. Duffy,
CreateSp
ace
Independ
ent
Publishin
g
Platform;
1 edition
(Septemb
er 18,
2013)
Paperback https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/bo
ok-reviews/john-
grasis/the-
zombie-
notebooks/
Kirkus Reviews
8.99 “An excellent offbeat start
to a gory new series”
(Kirkus Reviews) It is also
less than 200 pages and
the price.
2. Half-
Resurrection
Blues
By
Daniel
Jose
Older,
Roc
(January
6, 2015)
stonline.com/Half
-Resurrection-
Blues-Daniel-
Jose-
Older/pid=71598
06
Booklist
7.99 “For everyone, this is a
fun, smart bit of
paranormal noir, with
more to come as the
series continues”
(Booklist). This is the first
book in the series and the
price of 7.99 was hard to
pass up.

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3. Positive David
Wellingt
on,
Harper
Voyager
(April 21,
2015)
stonline.com/Pos
itive-David-
Wellington/pid=7
249729
Booklist
26.99 An ‘adult’ book but “a rip-
roaring zombie adventure
will certainly draw teen
horror fans”(Booklist).
STAR Review. I think that
older male teens will like
this. Technically an ‘adult’
book but based on the
review teens will like it. I
feel as if this is definitely
a transitional book, where
it might lead older teens
interested in more adult
books.
4. Zombified By Adam
Gallardo,
Kensingt
on
(January
27,
2015)
stonline.com/Zo
mbified-Adam-
Gallardo/pid=731
4767
Booklist
9.95 Main character is like
Buffy but she kills
zombies. I hope that fans
of Buffy the Vampire
slayer will be interested in
this. So fans of one
subtopic might read a
book in a subtopic they
normally don’t read.
5. The Forest
of Hands and
Teeth, Book 1
By
Carrie
Ryan,
Ember
(Februar
y 9,
2010)
stonline.com/The
-Forest-of-
Hands-and-
Teeth/pid=31292
42
Booklist
https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/bo
ok-
reviews/Carrie-
Ryan-74812/the-
forest-of-hands-
and-teeth/
Kirkus Review
9.99 Not a recently published
book but it was on
Booklist best books for
YA 2010. “A full-blooded
zombie thriller,
reminiscent of the
paragon of the genre,
George Romero’s 1968
film Night of the Living
Dead” (Booklist). One
part post apocalypse and
one part colonial
America, so not the
typical zombie book. Also
there is a love story so
this might appeal to
female readers.
6. The Dead-
Tossed Waves
(Forest of
Delacort
e Books
for
stonline.com/The
-Dead-Tossed-
9.99 Book 2 in the Forest of
Hands and Teeth series. I
don’t have many zombie

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Hands and
Teeth Book 2)
Young
Readers;
Reprint
edition
(Februar
y 8,
2011)
Waves-Carrie-
Ryan/pid=39855
84
Booklist
https://www.kirku
sreviews.com/bo
ok-reviews/amy-
silverstein/the-
dead-tossed-
waves/
Kirkus Review
book series, so I am
motivated to buy all the
books in this series
because I think it will
entertain both male and
female readers.
7. The Dark
and Hallow
Places (Forest
of Hands and
Teeth Book 3)
By
Carrie
Ryan,
Ember;
Reprint
edition
(March
13,
2012)
Paperback Could not find a
review for book 3
but I had to finish
the series.
8.99 Last book in the Forest of
Hands and Teeth series. I
am going off the idea that
this series will entertain
both male and female
readers, so I am ignoring
the fact that I can’t find a
professional review for
this book.
8. The Rot and
Ruin
By
Jonatha
n
Maberry,
Simon &
Schuster
Books
for
Young
Readers;
Reprint
edition
(May 3,
2011)
stonline.com/Rot
-Ruin-Jonathan-
Maberry/pid=431
4126
Booklist
11.99 Booklist Best Fiction for
YA 2011. The last book in
this series was recently
published, so I want to
get the entire series.
9. Dust &
Decay (Rot &
Ruin Book 2)
By
Jonatha
n
Maberry,
Simon &
Schuster
Books
stonline.com/Dus
t-Decay-
Jonathan-
Maberry/pid=489
2737
9.99 “As with the first book,
grief pervades all the
bloodshed, and pathos is
built before the
zombification and death
of even minor characters”
(Booklist). Book 2 in the

17
for
Young
Readers;
Reprint
edition
(Septem
ber 11,
2012)
Booklist
series.
10. Flesh &
Bone (Rot &
Ruin Book 3)
By
Jonatha
n
Maberry,
Simon &
Schuster
Books
for
Young
Readers;
Reprint
edition
(August
13,
2013)
stonline.com/Fle
sh-
Bone/pid=55270
97
Booklist
“Number three mostly
sets up the stakes for the
fourth and final volume,
but it does so with
Maberry’s usual deft mix
of inhumane humans and
zombie tweaks, including
newly developed fast
zoms, zombie animals,
and the ability for some of
the dead to resist
zombification” (Booklist). I
think that this sounds like
a lot of fun. The ability to
buy the books in
paperbacks makes
buying the entire series
possible.
11. Fire & Ash
(Rot & Ruin
Book 4)
By
Jonatha
n
Maberry,
Simon &
Schuster
Books
for
Young
Readers;
Reprint
edition
(August
26,
2014)
stonline.com/Fire
-Ash-Jonathan-
Maberry/pid=616
1992
Booklist
11.99 The last book in the
series recently came out.
I couldn’t buy book 4 and
not the rest of the series.
The price of the
paperbacks as well as
the fact that the series is
not new motivated me to
buy the paperback over
hardcover.
12. Coldbrook By Tim
Lebbon,
Titan
Books
Paperback http://www.publis
hersweekly.com/
978-1-78116-
880-6
14.95 Publisher Weekly Best
Book of 2014, SF /
Fantasy / Horror.
“Archetypal themes of

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(April 8,
2014) Publishers
Weekly
love, sacrifice, and guilt
add emotional vigor and
intellectual substance to
what can also be enjoyed
simply as a gutsy horror
show” (Publishers
Weekly). I feel as if I
heavily rely on Booklist
and Kirkus that a strong
review from another
professional resource
was the motivation for
this purchase.
13. Zombies vs
Unicorns
by Holly
Black
(Editor),
Justine
Larbales
tier
(Editor)
Saga
Press
(July 28,
2015)
Mass
Market
Paperback
http://www.bookli
stonline.com/Zo
mbies-vs-
Unicorns/pid=43
13456
Booklist
7.99 A number of impressive
authors, including Libba
Bray, Meg Cabot, and
Garth Nix write short
stories about zombies
and unicorns. Again,
readers looking for a
short read will be
interested in this. This
also sounds like a fun
read. I’m not sure if
readers will be dying to
read this, so I will wait for
the mass market
paperback which comes
out later this year.
14. The End
Games
By T.
Michael
Martin,
Balzer +
Bray
(May 7,
2013)
Hardcover http://www.voya
magazine.com/w
p-
content/uploads/
2014/03/Best-
Sci-Fi.pdf
Voya Magazine
http://www.bookli
stonline.com/The
-End-Games-T-
Michael-
Martin/pid=6009
381?pid=600938
1
17.99 “Very. Exciting. Book”
(Booklist). STAR Review.
Booklist’s Best Fiction for
YA 2014. Voya Magazine
Best Science Fiction,
Fantasy, Horror 2013
Two professional
resources named this a
‘best’ book, and not just
best zombie book, that I
had to get it. I don’t have
a lot of hardcover zombie
books, so I went for the
hardcover.

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Booklist
TOTAL 167.78
Again, I wanted to the collection to have a complete series. I had assumed that
there would be many zombie books to pick from but the quality just wasn’t there.
This collection has the most paperbacks because it has the most ‘older’ books.
Nothing is older than 2010 but it was decide to buy a really good older book than
to buy an okay 2014 or 2015 book.
LE 3: Rubric: Team Appraisal of Product/Process
Team: Karolina Lewandowska
TOPIC Paranormal / Supernatural collection SCENARIO Intended Audience
Trent Public Library for older teens
Expected Performance Rubric TEAM REFLECTION
Working Outline (01/28)
We developed a working outline and
plan
This was really hard. I thought it would
be easy but taking the big topic and
breaking it down into smaller subtopics
was difficult and I’m not sure if the
outline helped. Or maybe my outline
should have been better and then it
would have been more helpful. I picked
vampires, witches and zombies but after
really looking at professional resources, I
might have picked different subtopics
based on the quality of books that I could
get.
Scope Statement: (02/25)
We described intended audience & how
these YAs will use the collection; we
I think I did a pretty good job of that. I
wanted to audience to be entertained by

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defined the subject and explained its
scope and limitations.
the collection. I realize that there are a
wide variety of tastes so I tried to
balance violence and gore with humor
and love. I looked for books that would
do that.
We justified why we chose specific
media formats and did not include other
formats in the collection.
We included a Log of selection sources
used and critically evaluated each one
we used.
We analyzed coverage of topic in the
current selection sources, any
retrospective selection sources and any
subject-specific sources used
We used an appropriate range of
professional selection sources for this
topic.
For the most part, yes I did justify why I
decided to buy a certain book. I have no
clue why some books, in the middle of a
series, did not have reviews. I could not
only buy book 1 and 3 and not buy book
2 because it did not have a review.
I do not think I use an appropriate range
of professional resources. I was limited
by what I could see or use because I did
not have a subscription. My collection is
heavily based on Booklist and Kirkus
Reviews. However, anytime I could find
a review of my subtopics in another
resource, I automatically decided to
purchase that book.
Collection of Items Selected:
We organized individual selected items in
groupings (sub-topics) to show coverage
of topic as defined.
We provided balanced coverage and justified it.
We covered a range of sub-topics.
We included current and standard titles.
Our choices provide current & accurate coverage.
We spent our budget wisely.
I like to think that I provided balanced
coverage of the subtopics selected.
Each subtopic had roughly the same
number of books. I’m not sure if I
covered a good range of subtopics. I
think that if I had more money, I would
have been able to cover more subtopics.
However, I felt that if I broke the
collection even further then I really
wouldn’t get a range of books in the
subtopics.
I tried very hard to balance current and
standard titles. I picked a good older title
over an okay current title.
I think I spent the budget wisely. I picked
paperbacks over hardcovers all the time.
I only really ever picked hardcovers
when there was no other option.
We gave a reason for each item chosen:
explained its usefulness to the collection
& included specific information from
selection source review that helped us
make our choices.
Yes, every book purchase had a reason.
I’m not sure if I exactly explained its
usefulness. The books were supposed to
be entertaining and I did say that I
thought that each book was. I tried to

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explain who would find it entertaining
and why. Almost all the selections were
based on reviews. Star reviews or best
book lists were noted in color and those
reviews heavily influenced the collection
development process.
We identified and analyzed general
and/or specific problems encountered in
developing our collection.
Yes, my biggest problem was that many
more books about witches with star
reviews came out in 2014 and 2015. So
the subtopic has many more new books
than the other two subtopics.
We analyzed general & specific
decisions made.
I stressed about decisions made. It is
hard to buy that many books that you
have never. I guess I do it a lot in my
personal life but this was different
because I couldn’t buy books that only I
thought I would like. I had to buy books
for others.
Team Work:
Assess how well the team worked—both
process and product; how did each
member contribute? Was the work
distributed evenly? Did members
contribute consistently throughout the
process?
This is very stressful. I am glad that I did
not work in a team, I think it would have
made it even more stressful. It was hard
enough for me to decide what to buy for
someone else but then having to agree
with a group of people to buy for
someone else might have been even
harder.

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