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Presents brief book descriptions for presentation by librarians or teachers, designed to intrigue teen readers, on over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books, and includes bibliographic information, plot summaries, discussion questions, activities, and other supplemental materials.

A collection of extended essays that describe 500 books for teens, divided into twenty-one sections including politics and social history, horror, romance, war, fantasy, graphic novels, memoir, and spirituality.

Includes 247 lists that may be used by literature teachers to develop instructional materials and plan lessons for secondary and college students, providing information on a variety of topics under the headings of literature, books, genres, poetry, drama, themes, periods, potpourri, and endings.

Offers a supply of annotated, intriguing, and original book lists and includes tips on creating your own reading group.

Offers teachers, librarians, and teen group leaders useful tips and strategies designed to help teen readers connect with books from different genres.

Profiles fifty novels for grades 4-8 that present character traits worth emulating. Each profile discusses a novel's awards, characters, setting, plot, and vocabulary; presents discussion questions and project ideas; and provides information about the author, as well as comments from the author on the novel.

Ideas for book reports or book talks for students in grades 6-12.

An annotated booklist of recently published fiction and nonfiction for middle school and junior high students, arranged alphabetically by author under broad topical categories.

Presents a month-by-month plan designed to help people improve their literary knowledge and experience some of the most compelling books of all time, with historical notes and information on key themes and characters for each book.