REF: Similar theme YA lit

[Roselle Weiner <rweiner@mail.americanschdeaf.org>]

Eternal gratitude is promised to those who can help me locate young
adult literature with a theme similar to that of Paulo Coelho's The
Alchemist.

I can't tell you what is promised to anyone who can help me locate a
reference that identifies "similar themes" from key words.  I'm stumped
with ALAN Review and the Horn Book Guide.  You can't type in a phrase
and they don't match themes.  What reference do _you_ use after your
mind is no longer serving?

I'm told that the Alchemist's theme is "about following your dreams"
and the teacher wants to end the year with her senior class with a book
about that...but not that particular title...it's too expensive, she
says.

Can anyone help?

all best,

Roselle


Roselle Weiner
Library/LRC Services Coordinator
American School for the Deaf
139 North Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06107
860-570-2370 <tt.v>
860-570-2301 <fax>
rweiner@americanschdeaf.org



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