books and reading

Contains one hundred reproducible lists of recommended books for teen readers, including fiction and nonfiction new titles and classics.

A practical guide that takes a teen-centered approach to implementing a successful book-club, and contains tips on developing teen leaders, sample discussion prompters, checklists and reproducible worksheets, and innovative ideas that will attract and retain teen readers.

A collection of library program ideas designed to appeal to teen patrons, covering a broad range of interests and activities; grouped by month, with supply lists, step-by-step instructions, and reproducible forms.

Presents descriptions of over 1,500 fiction titles that may be of interest to teens, most published since the mid-1990s, grouped in the categories of issues, contemporary life, adventure, mystery and suspense, fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, historical, multicultural, Christian, and alternative formats.

Explains how teachers and librarians can steer students to the literature they love by focusing on three key areas: knowing the readers, knowing the books, and knowing the strategies to motivate students to read.

Presents annotations and bibliographic information for five hundred high interest, low reading level books, magazines, and Web sites for students in grades 6-12.

Contains passages from two hundred books published between 2000 and 2008, appropriate for reading aloud to children and teens, and includes advice on how to prepare for a read-aloud, subject and grade-level indexes, and an annotated bibliography.

An alphabetical listing of over thirty-three thousand recommended books for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, each with notations on level, genre, word count, author/series, and publisher/distributor.

Discusses the importance of the classroom library, and offers advice on how to create and sustain an effective classroom library, help children make successful book selections, and support reading to, with, and by children. Includes suggested book lists.

Defines the different genres of children's literature, states why each one is valuable in teaching literacy in first through fifth grade, and provides lessons, reproducible worksheets, and book recommendations.