The same incredible professor taught the reading and language arts methods classes in my undergrad program.  My knowledge of the breadth of young adult literature, as well as its power, grew tremendously under her tutelage.  One moment of her class is vivid in my mind for it has shaped every lesson I have taught.  She stood before us one day and announced, "I am going to show you how to cover a textbook."  Then she placed the textbook on a desk and sat on it.  "The textbook is now covered.  Go teach your students."  In graduate school a few years later, I wrote my thesis on the use of trade novels and anthologies in the classroom.  Reaching the individual was paramount.  I did not learn the term "bibliotherapy" until after I was given my own classroom, but I certainly saw the results.