Overview

Covering the genres popular with today's teens—fiction and nonfiction, including poetry and graphic novels—this resource provides 110 great book choices for young adult reading, interactive booktalks, and individual writing activities. All educators and library professionals need practical resources with easily accessible information and activities that can be immediately applied. Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks! is such a resource, supplying ready-to-use, interactive booktalks and curriculum connections for more than 100 recently published young adult books. This unique book is an invaluable tool for motivating teens to read. It shows how to make booktalks interactive and get teens participating in the presentation, rather than passively listening. Book selections include titles published from 2008 to 2012 organized in seven categories: Issues, Contemporary, Adventure/Survival, Mystery/Suspense, Fantasy, Heritage, and Multiple Cultures. Complete bibliographical information for each selection is included along with a literary classification as well as an age/grade level and gender designation. The read-alouds passages include talkback questions to facilitate discussion, and related works are supplied as suggestions for additional reading choices.

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Author:   Lucy Schall
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781610692892

ISBN 10:   1610692896
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 May 2013
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1—Issues A. Courage 1. Hate List by Jennifer Brown 2. I Will Save You by Matt de la Peña 3. Hidden by Helen Frost 4. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (text) and Maira Kalman (art) 5. Brutal by Michael Harmon 6. Back Home by Julia Keller 7. Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King 8. Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey B. Faith 1. Split by Swati Avasthi 2. Flyaway by Lucy Christopher 3. The Miracle Stealer by Neil Connelly 4. The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas 5. Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt 6. Scrawl by Mark Shulman 7. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork 2—Contemporary A. Identity 1. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen 2. How to Steal a Car by Pete Hautman 3. Amplified by Tara Kelly 4. The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker by Louis Sachar 5. Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford 6. Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian B. Friendship 1. Rachel Spinelli Punched Me in the Face by Paul Acampora 2. Close to Famous by Joan Bauer 3. Friend Is Not a Verb by Daniel Ehrenhaft 4. Shutout by Brendan Halpin 5. Water Balloon by Audrey Vernick C. Love 1. The Karma Club by Jessica Brody 2. My Invisible Boyfriend by Susie Day 3. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg 4. The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman 5. Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge 3—Action/Adventure/Survival A. War 1. King of Ithaka by Tracy Barrett 2. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray 3. Son of a Gun by Anne de Graaf 4. Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby 5. The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan 6. Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick 7. The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier 8. Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI by Ryan Smithson B. Trust 1. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi 2. IBOY by Kevin Brooks 3. Stolen by Lucy Christopher 4. Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen 5. Girl, Stolen by April Henry 6. You Are My Only by Beth Kephart 7. Trapped by Michael Northrop 8. Desert Angel by Charlie Price 4—Mystery/Suspense A. Surprise 1. Raven Summer by David Almond 2. Flash by Michael Cadnum 3. Shelter by Harlan Coben 4. Death Cloud by Andrew Lane 5. Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley B. Entanglements 1. Strings Attached by Judy Blundell 2. They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney 3. Payback Time by Carl Deuker 4. The Girl Is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines 5. The Interrogation of Gabriel James by Charlie Price 6. Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin 7. Kill You Last by Todd Strasser C. Magic 1. White Cat by Holly Black 2. Star Crossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce 3. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson 4. The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll & Mademoiselle Odile by James Reese 5. White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick 5—Fantasy A. New Worlds 1. Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick 2. The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen 3. Abandon by Meg Cabot 4. The Returning by Christine Hinwood 5. Cinder by Marissa Meyer 6. The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli 7. Delcroix Academy: The Candidates by Inara Scott 8. Malice by Chris Wooding 9. Havoc by Chris Wooding B. New Powers 1. Chime by Franny Billingsley 2. How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier 3. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride 4. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater 5. Lost & Found: Three by Shaun Tan 6. Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson 7. All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin 6—Heritage A. Determination 1. Borrowed Names by Jeannine Atkins 2. Queen of Hearts by Martha Brooks 3. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos 4. An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo 5. Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion by Samantha Seiple 6. The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan (text) and Peter Sís (illustrations) B. Repression 1. They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 2. Is It Night or Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman 3. Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin 4. Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures by Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Rol 5. Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins C. Revolution 1. Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson 2. The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti 3. Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen 4. The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin 5. My Brother's Shadow by Monika Schröder 7—Multiple Cultures A. Conflict 1. Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah 2. Zahra's Paradise by Amir and Khalil 3. Dawn Land by Joseph Bruchac (story) and Will Davis (illustrations) 4. My Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson 5. 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis 6. Something like Hope by Shawn Goodman 7. Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers B. Balance 1. Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pen˜a 2. Under a Red Sky by Haya Leah Molnar 3. Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai 4. Queen of Secrets by Jenny Meyerhoff 5. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel 6. Wonder Struck by Brian Selznick 7. Skywalkers: Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City by David Weitzman 8. Level Up by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham (art) Index

Reviews

Written in a clear and effective manner and organized for easy use... This booktalk guide should prove invaluable to the audience for which it was designed. - ARBA Novice booktalkers will be able to find a wide variety of books and styles. - School Library Journal A useful guide for even experienced YA librarians and booktalkers... Experienced author and instructor Schall provides added value with 'Read Aloud/Talkback' recommendations, annotated read-alikes, and web addresses for discussion guides and book trailers. Further strengthening the book's secondary use as a readers'-advisory tool, the full index includes appeal terms alongside genres, authors, and titles. Recommended for public and middle and high school libraries. - Booklist Online Full of extremely useful information, this volume has everything a busy librarian needs to hook teen readers... A very helpful introduction discusses the best way to use the book, where to find more resources, and tips for great booktalks. This book will appeal to new and experienced librarians. - Library Media Connection

Full of extremely useful information, this volume has everything a busy librarian needs to hook teen readers. . . . A very helpful introduction discusses the best way to use the book, where to find more resources, and tips for great booktalks. This book will appeal to new and experienced librarians. - Library Media Connection A useful guide for even experienced YA librarians and booktalkers. . . . Experienced author and instructor Schall provides added value with 'Read Aloud/Talkback' recommendations, annotated read-alikes, and web addresses for discussion guides and book trailers. Further strengthening the book's secondary use as a readers'-advisory tool, the full index includes appeal terms alongside genres, authors, and titles. Recommended for public and middle and high school libraries. - Booklist Online Novice booktalkers will be able to find a wide variety of books and styles. - School Library Journal Written in a clear and effective manner and organized for easy use. . . . This booktalk guide should prove invaluable to the audience for which it was designed. - ARBA

Full of extremely useful information, this volume has everything a busy librarian needs to hook teen readers. . . . A very helpful introduction discusses the best way to use the book, where to find more resources, and tips for great booktalks. This book will appeal to new and experienced librarians. - Library Media Connection

Author Information

Lucy Schall is a retired high school and middle school teacher, a book reviewer for VOYA, and author of numerous Libraries Unlimited booktalking guides.

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