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1	Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II by Jack Canfield add to wishlist More than just teaching lessons of survival and success, "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II" offers guidance, support, encouragement, and, most of all, love, through 101 stories that show the importance of family, self-respect, dreams, and life. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
2	Young Adult Literature: Exploration, Evaluation and Appreciation by Katherine T Bucher, Kaavonia M Hinton add to wishlist This innovative text includes the most current readings that will help teachers provide a rich educational experience for adolescents throughout the middle and secondary curriculum--while nourishing their love of reading. This is not an encyclopedic reference book of the past--but rather a cutting edge resource for teachers who want to connect ... see all copies from $80.40!
3	Essentials of Young Adult Literature by Carl M Tomlinson, Carol Lynch-Brown add to wishlist Based on a genre approach to literature, Essentials of Adolescent Literature offers a comprehensive, clear, and succinct overview of adolescent literature, includes recommended books listed by genre and topic, and provides clearly stated positions on current issues affecting schools and literature. Written by well-known authors Carl Tomlinson and ... see all copies from $78.40!
4	Book Crush: For Kids and Teens-Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest by Nancy Pearl add to wishlist Parents, teachers, and librarians are often puzzled by the seemingly endless choices for reading material for young people. What's good, what's trash, what's going to hold their interest? Nancy Pearl, America's favorite librarian, has read widely in all the genres and happily points the way in "Book Crush." Divided into three sections -- Easy ... see all copies from $15.26! signed copies \| first editions
5	Wild Ink: How to Write Fiction for Young Adults by Victoria Hanley add to wishlist With humor and a solid grounding in reality, this guide helps writers to better understand the ins and outs of the young adult genre, how to stay inspired, and how to avoid common mistakes in trying to reach teens. Answering questions such as How do writers break in to the flourishing young adult market? How do they tap their wild side and find ... see all copies from $14.36!
6	Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom by John H Bushman add to wishlist This practical methods book provides future middle and high school English teachers with the direction they'll need to choose adolescent literature and to develop ideas for teaching it. Using a highly effective conversational tone, the book provides the latest information about young adult literature in a short, concisely written, classroom ... see all copies from $90.00!
7	Ultimate Teen Book Guide by Daniel Hahn (Editor), Leonie Flynn (Editor), Susan Reuben (Editor) add to wishlist Stuck for something to read? Whether you're searching for a book to blow your mind and change your life, or just a light read for the beach, "The Ultimate Teen Book Guide "is the perfect place to start. The book includes recommendations from teen reviewers and your favorite authors--over 700 books total--so prepare to be inspired! Whether you like ... see all copies from $15.29!
8	500 Great Books for Teens by Anita Silvey add to wishlist "500 Great Books for Teens" is divided into 21 sections, including adventure and survival, horror, graphic novels, humor, mystery, and poetry, each with additional reading lists. see all copies from $23.40!
9	Dear Author: Letters of Hope by Joan F Kaywell (Editor), Catherine Ryan Hyde (Introduction by) add to wishlist To millions of kids, the books they read are more than entertainmenta they are mirrors to hold up to their own lives. And the creators of those books are more than just writersathey are mentors, confidants, friends, sometimes the only ones who understand. There is often an unspoken, unseen bond between an author and his or her readers. "Dear ... see all copies from $2.05! first editions
10	Making the Match by Teri S Lesesne add to wishlist What do adolescents care about? Chatting on-line with friends, movies, their favorite bands . . . but many are also avid readers. What motivates some of these "typical teens" to become lifelong readers and others to slide by with the minimum amount of assigned reading? Teri Lesesne says the key is finding the books that get them hooked in the ... see all copies from $25.20! first editions
11	The Young Reader's Companion by Gorton Carruth add to wishlist A one-volume short-entry encyclopedia containing information about the characters, plots, authors, and other topics found in classic and contemporary books for young readers. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12 view cover	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing for Young Adults by Deborah Perlberg add to wishlist "Gather aroundaitas story time!" This comprehensive guide introduces aspiring storytellers to the ins and outs of writing fiction and nonfiction for young adults. Information includes an overview of writing, from dialogue and point of view to plot, setting, and character construction; choosing an agent and publisher; marketing the finished work, ... see all copies from $15.61!
13 view cover	The Continuum Encyclopedia of Young Adult Literature by Bernice E Cullinan (Editor), Bonnie Kunzel (Editor), Deb Wooten (Editor) add to wishlist Young adult (or YA) literature and publishing are not simply flourishing. They represent perhaps the fastest-growing field of all. With graphic novels and so-called crossover works like the Harry Potter series selling in the tens of millions, the field of YA literature is one of the most dynamic and exciting in the U.S. and Canada. YA is ... see all copies from $280.80! first editions
14 view cover	Middle School Literacy Centers: Connecting Struggling Readers to Literature by Lynette Prevatte add to wishlist Struggling readers become successful readers when they actively participate in classroom-proven literacy centers. Created especially for middle school, these 40 ready-to-go centers with directions and reproducibles engage students for practicing main idea, cause and effect, compare and contrast, vocabulary in context, sequence of events, ... see all copies from $23.08!
15 view cover	Right Book, Right Time: 500 Great Reads for Teenagers by Agnes Nieuwenhuizen add to wishlist Compiled by a respected expert on children's literature, this book answers the question 'what's the right book for him, her or me?' with as many imaginative and practical answers as possible. An indispensable guide for parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians, booksellers and teenagers themselves. Right Book, Right Time contains 12 thematic ... see all copies from $17.96!
16 view cover	Responding to Young Adult Literature by Virginia R Monseau, Chris Crutcher (Foreword by) add to wishlist This work serves two purposes: to describe and discuss the oral and written response of adolescents and adults to young adult literature; and to explore the significance of this knowledge to the study of literature in the classroom. see all copies from $33.00!
17	Writing for children and teen-agers by Lee Wyndham add to wishlist A guide to writing for children and teen-agers, including a survey of the field, discussion of specific techniques, marketing hints, and suggestions for handling research and special problems. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	100 More Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies by Bernard A Drew add to wishlist Presents information about 100 additional popular young adult authors. see all copies from $81.60!
19	The Literature Connection: A Read-Aloud Guide for Multicultural Classrooms by Betty A Smallwood add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Health Issues by Cynthia Ann Bowman (Editor), Jan Cheripko (Foreword by) add to wishlist Today, illnesses and the high risk behaviour of adolescents have become interrelated through the multitude of physical, social and emotional changes young people experience. This work provides a link for teachers and media specialists to those novels that can help adolescents with health issues. see all copies from $62.34! first editions
21	Hazzard's Head by Scott Sommer add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers by Gale W Sherman, Bette D Ammon add to wishlist This collection of 40 titles has been chosen for reluctant teenage readers for their high interest-level, appealing format, appropriate reading levels, outstanding writing quality and popularity. Reflecting a range of themes and genres, the collection is intended to foster the reading habit. see all copies from $33.60! first editions
23 view cover	More Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers by Bette D Ammon, Gale W Sherman add to wishlist This text describes 40 contemporary titles (20 for middle school, 20 for high school) written by outstanding authors. It also includes genre and theme indexes, curriculum activities, interest and readability levels, and reproducible bookmarks for each entry. see all copies from $38.40!
24 view cover	Cultural Journeys: Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults by Pamela S Gates, Dianne L Hall Mark add to wishlist This book provides a mechanism for teachers - pre-service through veteran - to develop an understanding of multicultural literature and the criteria used to evaluate it. The use of multicultural literature in the classroom greatly impacts the way teachers think about teaching and learning within the university classroom and others. Introducing ... see all copies from $58.80!
25 view cover	Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: Reflections on Critical Issues by Mingshui Cai add to wishlist Discusses theoretical, critical, and pedagogical issues related to the definition of multicultural children's literature and its place in the curriculum. There is much discussion of multiculturalism in education. This is especially true of multicultural literature for children and young adults. The rise of multicultural literature is a political ... see all copies from $55.19!