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Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Issues 1
Confronting the Bully 1
Firmament Tim Bowler 1
Lucas: A Story of Love and Hate Kevin Brooks 4
What Erica Wants Bruce Clements 6
Bucking the Sarge Christopher Paul Curtis 9
Breaking Point Alex Flinn 12
Defining Love 14
Dear Zoe Philip Beard 14
Naughts & Crosses Malorie Blackman 16
Who Am I without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon G. Flake 19
Keesha's House Helen Frost 21
The First Part Last Angela Johnson 24
Living on the Edge 26
Nothing to Lose Alex Flinn 26
Heck Superhero Martine Leavitt 28
33 Snowfish Adam Rapp 30
Learning the Game Kevin Waltman 33
Finding Inner Peace or Spiritual Clarification 35
The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom 35
Looking forAlaska John Green 37
Buddha Boy Kathe Koja 40
Behind You Jacqueline Woodson 43
Contemporary 47
Finding Our Talents and Friends 47
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl Martha Brooks 47
Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found My Self of Steam Valerie Hobbs 50
Saving Francesca Melina Marchetta 52
Pool Boy Michael Simmons 54
Laughing 56
Prom Laurie Halse Anderson 56
Boy2Girl Terence Blacker 58
Teen Idol Meg Cabot 61
Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl D. L. Garfinkle 63
Competing 65
The Rhyming Season Edward Averett 65
Ball Don't Lie Matt de la Pena 68
Runner Carl Deuker 70
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup Ron Koertge 73
Keeper Mal Peet 75
Adventure/Survival 79
Land 79
Sleep Rough Tonight Ian Bone 79
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray Ann M. Martin 81
My Travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon Kate McMullan 83
How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports Gary Paulsen 86
Sea 88
Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy Rhoda Blumberg 88
Life of Pi Yann Martel 91
The Young Man and the Sea Rodman Philbrick 93
Pirates! Celia Rees 95
The Ring of the Slave Prince Bjarne Reuter 97
Air 100
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird Phillip Hoose 100
B for Buster Iain Lawrence 102
The Kite Rider Geraldine McCaughrean 105
Airborn Kenneth Oppel 107
Mystery/Suspense 111
Contemporary 111
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery Peter Abrahams 111
Martyn Pig Kevin Brooks 114
Code Orange Caroline B. Cooney 116
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon 119
Flush Carl Hiaasen 121
Historical 123
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 123
Much Ado about Grubstake Jean Ferris 126
The Convicts Iain Lawrence 128
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? Eleanor Updale 131
Paranormal 133
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs Jack Gantos 133
The Minister's Daughter Julie Hearn 136
Raven's Gate Anthony Horowitz 138
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray Chris Wooding 141
I Am the Messenger Markus Zusak 143
Fantasy/Science Fiction/Paranormal 147
Discovering Our Roots 147
Sign of the Qin: Book One L. G. Bass 147
The Goblin Wood Hilari Bell 150
Sign of the Raven Julie Hearn 152
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling 155
Discovering Different Worlds 157
A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray 157
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 160
Inkheart Cornelia Funke 162
Inkspell Cornelia Funke 164
Revisiting the World of Fairy Tale, Myth, and Legend 166
The Arthur Trilogy Kevin Crossley-Holland 166
Marvel 1602: # 1-8 Neil Gaiman 171
Once Upon a Marigold Jean Ferris 173
Poison Chris Wooding 176
Meeting the Challenges of the Future 178
The Diary of Pelly D L. J. Adlington 178
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment James Patterson 181
How I Live Now Meg Rosoff 184
The Last Universe William Sleator 186
Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin 188
History 191
Choosing in Peace 191
Daniel Half Human David Chotjewitz 191
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students Suzanne Jurmain 194
The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd 196
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place E. L. Konigsburg 199
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts Richard Peck 202
Choosing in War 205
Amaryllis Craig Crist-Evans 205
An Innocent Soldier Josef Holub 207
How I Found the Strong: A Novel of the Civil War Margaret McMullan 210
Kipling's Choice Geert Spillebeen 213
Defining Leaders and Events 215
George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War Thomas B. Allen 215
The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence Marc Aronson 218
Children of the Great Depression Russell Freedman 221
Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium Carla Killough McClafferty 223
John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth Elizabeth Partridge 225
Multiple Cultures 229
Learning from Other Countries 229
The Heaven Shop Deborah Ellis 229
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini 231
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 234
Under the Persimmon Tree Suzanne Fisher Staples 236
Chu Ju's House Gloria Whelan 239
When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir Valerie Zenatti 241
Learning from the Cultures within Our Country 244
Sweetgrass Basket Marlene Carvell 244
Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem Marilyn Nelson 247
Becoming Naomi Leon Pam Munoz Ryan 249
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Gary D. Schmidt 251
Finding My Hat John Son 254
Full Service Will Weaver 257
Index 261
Booktalks and Beyond: Promoting Great Genre Reads to Teens available in Paperback
Booktalks and Beyond: Promoting Great Genre Reads to Teens
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Promote today's best and most popular YA books with help from this practical guide. Focusing on titles published after 2000, Schall provides you with background information, ready-to-use (or adapt) booktalks, read-aloud selections, learning activities, and related reads for approximately 100 fiction and nonfiction books with broad teen appeal. Organized by genres and themes, it has something for every teen reader. Whether you are a public or school librarian, teacher, or teen group leader, you'll find this collection helpful in motivating teens to read, building their appreciation of books, and in extending learning opportunities beyond the reading experience. Grades 6-12.
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Publication date: | 05/30/2007 |
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Pages: | 296 |
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About the Author
Lucy Schall is a retired high school and middle school teacher, a book reviewer for VOYA, and author of numerous Libraries Unlimited booktalking guides.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Issues 1
Confronting the Bully 1
Firmament Tim Bowler 1
Lucas: A Story of Love and Hate Kevin Brooks 4
What Erica Wants Bruce Clements 6
Bucking the Sarge Christopher Paul Curtis 9
Breaking Point Alex Flinn 12
Defining Love 14
Dear Zoe Philip Beard 14
Naughts & Crosses Malorie Blackman 16
Who Am I without Him?: Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon G. Flake 19
Keesha's House Helen Frost 21
The First Part Last Angela Johnson 24
Living on the Edge 26
Nothing to Lose Alex Flinn 26
Heck Superhero Martine Leavitt 28
33 Snowfish Adam Rapp 30
Learning the Game Kevin Waltman 33
Finding Inner Peace or Spiritual Clarification 35
The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom 35
Looking forAlaska John Green 37
Buddha Boy Kathe Koja 40
Behind You Jacqueline Woodson 43
Contemporary 47
Finding Our Talents and Friends 47
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl Martha Brooks 47
Letting Go of Bobby James, or How I Found My Self of Steam Valerie Hobbs 50
Saving Francesca Melina Marchetta 52
Pool Boy Michael Simmons 54
Laughing 56
Prom Laurie Halse Anderson 56
Boy2Girl Terence Blacker 58
Teen Idol Meg Cabot 61
Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl D. L. Garfinkle 63
Competing 65
The Rhyming Season Edward Averett 65
Ball Don't Lie Matt de la Pena 68
Runner Carl Deuker 70
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup Ron Koertge 73
Keeper Mal Peet 75
Adventure/Survival 79
Land 79
Sleep Rough Tonight Ian Bone 79
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray Ann M. Martin 81
My Travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon Kate McMullan 83
How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports Gary Paulsen 86
Sea 88
Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy Rhoda Blumberg 88
Life of Pi Yann Martel 91
The Young Man and the Sea Rodman Philbrick 93
Pirates! Celia Rees 95
The Ring of the Slave Prince Bjarne Reuter 97
Air 100
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird Phillip Hoose 100
B for Buster Iain Lawrence 102
The Kite Rider Geraldine McCaughrean 105
Airborn Kenneth Oppel 107
Mystery/Suspense 111
Contemporary 111
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery Peter Abrahams 111
Martyn Pig Kevin Brooks 114
Code Orange Caroline B. Cooney 116
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon 119
Flush Carl Hiaasen 121
Historical 123
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 123
Much Ado about Grubstake Jean Ferris 126
The Convicts Iain Lawrence 128
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? Eleanor Updale 131
Paranormal 133
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs Jack Gantos 133
The Minister's Daughter Julie Hearn 136
Raven's Gate Anthony Horowitz 138
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray Chris Wooding 141
I Am the Messenger Markus Zusak 143
Fantasy/Science Fiction/Paranormal 147
Discovering Our Roots 147
Sign of the Qin: Book One L. G. Bass 147
The Goblin Wood Hilari Bell 150
Sign of the Raven Julie Hearn 152
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling 155
Discovering Different Worlds 157
A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray 157
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 160
Inkheart Cornelia Funke 162
Inkspell Cornelia Funke 164
Revisiting the World of Fairy Tale, Myth, and Legend 166
The Arthur Trilogy Kevin Crossley-Holland 166
Marvel 1602: # 1-8 Neil Gaiman 171
Once Upon a Marigold Jean Ferris 173
Poison Chris Wooding 176
Meeting the Challenges of the Future 178
The Diary of Pelly D L. J. Adlington 178
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment James Patterson 181
How I Live Now Meg Rosoff 184
The Last Universe William Sleator 186
Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin 188
History 191
Choosing in Peace 191
Daniel Half Human David Chotjewitz 191
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students Suzanne Jurmain 194
The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd 196
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place E. L. Konigsburg 199
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts Richard Peck 202
Choosing in War 205
Amaryllis Craig Crist-Evans 205
An Innocent Soldier Josef Holub 207
How I Found the Strong: A Novel of the Civil War Margaret McMullan 210
Kipling's Choice Geert Spillebeen 213
Defining Leaders and Events 215
George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War Thomas B. Allen 215
The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence Marc Aronson 218
Children of the Great Depression Russell Freedman 221
Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium Carla Killough McClafferty 223
John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth Elizabeth Partridge 225
Multiple Cultures 229
Learning from Other Countries 229
The Heaven Shop Deborah Ellis 229
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini 231
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 234
Under the Persimmon Tree Suzanne Fisher Staples 236
Chu Ju's House Gloria Whelan 239
When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir Valerie Zenatti 241
Learning from the Cultures within Our Country 244
Sweetgrass Basket Marlene Carvell 244
Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem Marilyn Nelson 247
Becoming Naomi Leon Pam Munoz Ryan 249
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Gary D. Schmidt 251
Finding My Hat John Son 254
Full Service Will Weaver 257
Index 261
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