young adult literature, american

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young adult literature, american

Using young adult literature

thematic activities based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
2002
Presents thematic units based on award-winning young adult novels, keeping in mind the theory of multiple intelligences and how it applies to curriculum design and assessment approaches.

The 100 most popular young adult authors

biographical sketches and bibliographies
1996
Presents biographical information about 100 authors who write for junior high and high school aged readers, with commentary on the writer's better known books, critical analyses, and bibliographies.

Coretta Scott King award books

using great literature with children and young adults
2000
A guide to teaching with books having received the Coretta Scott King Award, including an annotated bibliography of more than one hundred works honored, selected biographies of authors and illustrators, and classroom applications for twelve books, with lesson plan ideas for language arts, math, social studies, and science.

Integrating multicultural literature in libraries and classrooms in secondary schools

2007
Provides strategies and lesson plans for using multicultural literature in middle and secondary classrooms; discussing the cultivation of readers, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, religion, socioeconomics, geographic orientation, language and country of origin, popular culture, and advocacy. Includes book list and suggestions for classroom use.

Booktalking authentic multicultural literature

fiction and history for young readers
2009
A practical, easy-to-use guide of recommended titles and booktalks aimed at young readers, with a focus on contemporary multicultural fiction and history.

Cyclopedia of young adult authors

volume one : A-For
2005
Provides brief introductions to the lives and works of 85 important modern young adult writers.

More rip-roaring reads for reluctant teen readers

1999
Recommends forty books for middle school and high school students, providing author information, a plot summary, and suggested activities for each title; indexed by author/title, and genres/themes/activities.

Children's and young adult literature by Native Americans

a guide for librarians, teachers, parents, and students
2003
Presents brief profiles of more than 150 books for children and young adults by Native Americans, and also lists anthologies, resources on Native Americans, and Web sites of Native American storytellers.

Boys and literacy

practical strategies for librarians, teachers, and parents
2005
Offers strategies for librarians, teachers, and parents to help develop literacy in boys, and focuses on the particular genres that interest them such as adventure, science fiction, fantasy, and mysteries.

100 more popular young adult authors

biographical sketches and bibliographies
2002
Presents biographical profiles of one hundred young adult authors, including Sherman Alexie, Garth Nix, J. K. Rowling, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, each providing a primary and secondary bibliography.

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