Twenty-nine scholars contribute 12 chapters to this collection exploring the interactions of difference race, ethnicity, gender, class, and language and literacy. Coverage includes the complex relation among culture, language, literacy, and identity; descriptions and evaluations of the development and implementation of curricula, assessments, and materials for students from diverse linguistic, cultural, and racial backgrounds; and preservice and in-service teacher and teacher education issues related to the implementation of multicultural literacies. For literacy researchers, teacher educators, preservice and in-service teachers, and policymakers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)