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1	Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News more books like this by David T Z Mindich add to wishlist At a rate never before seen in American history, young adults are abandoning serious news. Exploring the reasons behind the problem and the consequences to American society, David T.Z. Mindich speaks directly to young people to discover why some tune in while others tune out. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $16.25! \| SVS
2	Talk That Book: Booktalks to Promote Reading more books like this by Carol Littlejohn add to wishlist -- Share your love of reading with your students -- Discover gems that answer "What can I read that's good?" and "What else is like what I just read?" Promote reading to the reluctant and guide reading for the voracious reader with these collections of compelling booktalks! Here, busy librarians and teachers get a brief "commercial" for each book, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.48! \| SVS
3	Teachers and Librarians Working Together: To Make Students Lifelong Library Users more books like this by Linda R Sparks, Barbara Sorrow add to wishlist This book provides, with humor and flexibility, a year-long program to promote academic excellence and positive self-concepts in high school students (it's adaptable to lower grades as well). Each section is a complete curriculum, for classroom, library or home. The chapters are arranged in five broad areas: Library Literacy (basic skills); Study ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $72.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	How Use Prin Word an more books like this by Billings S Fuess, International Paper Co, Malcolm Forbes add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age more books like this by Eliza T Dresang add to wishlist see all copies from $4.40! new only from $4.40! \| first editions
6	More Juniorplots: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians more books like this by John T. Gillespie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
7	Utopian and Dystopian Writing for Children and Young Adults more books like this by Carrie Hintz (Editor), Elaine Ostry (Editor) add to wishlist This volume examines a variety of utopian writing for children from the eighteenth century to the present day, defining and exploring this new genre in the field of children's literature. The original essays discuss thematic conventions and present detailed case studies of individual works. All address the pedagogical implications of work that ... see all copies from $98.43! new only from $98.43! \| SVS
8	Characters in Young Adult Literature more books like this by John Thomas Gillespie, Corinne J Naden, Kevin S Hile (Editor) add to wishlist Characters in Young Adult Literature presents more than 2,000 characters from approximately 232 works by 148 authors. Each entry includes author's name, birth and death dates, nationality and a character analysis essay. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00!
9	Teaching Through Culture: Strategies for Reading and Responding to Young Adult Literature more books like this by Joan Parker Webster add to wishlist This teaching guide to six works by Latino authors was written for high school teachers. Books discussed are JUMPING OFF TO FREEDOM by Anilú Bernardo, TRINO'S CHOICE by Diane Gonzales Bertrand, SILENT DANCING by Judith Ortiz Cofer, CALL ME CONSUELO by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman, SPIRITS OF THE HIGH MESA by Floyd Martínez, and ...Y NO SE LO TRAO LA ... see all copies from $3.65! new only from $3.65! \| SVS
10	Representing the Holocaust in Children's Literature more books like this by Lydia Kokkola, Professor Jack Zipes (Foreword by) add to wishlist This work examines how the Holocaust is represented in fiction for children and young adults. Kokkola takes on the perspective of the contemporary child, who lacks personal knowledge of the Holocaust, and explores how the unspeakable can be represented for young readers. She also questions why children want to read Holocaust Fiction and how they ... see all copies from $98.43! new only from $98.43! \| SVS
11	The Book Club Companion: Fostering Strategic Readers in the Secondary Classroom more books like this by Cindy O'Donnell-Allen add to wishlist The Book Club Companion "is a testament to what is possible when teachers think carefully about what they do. What we have here is not simply a guidebook to effective practice, but an experience in reflective practice. I hope that you find "The Book Club Companion "as powerful and provocative as I do." - Peter Smagorinsky Just because a book club ... see all copies from $26.50! new only from $33.99! \| SVS
12	Lost Masterworks of Young Adult Literature more books like this by Connie S Zitlow (Editor) add to wishlist Lost Masterworks of Young Adult Literature brings to the attention of librarians, teachers, and publishers, works of young adult literature that are considered to be worthy of a far wider readership than they currently receive. A compilation of 26 essays, each focusing on an individual work of literature or on a series of books treated as one, has ... see all copies from $14.46! new only from $30.00!
13	Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators more books like this by Colin C Irvine (Editor) add to wishlist Instructors at all levels are being encouraged to teach writing in their courses, even in subjects other than English. Because the novel reflects a broad set of human experiences and history, it is the ideal vehicle for learning about a wide range of issues. This book helps educators learn how to incorporate novels in courses in English, the ... see all copies from $58.37! new only from $61.40! \| SVS
14 view cover	Reading for Themselves: How to Transform Adolescents Into Lifelong Readers Through Out-Of-Class Book Clubs more books like this by Deborah Appleman add to wishlist "Deborah Appleman is a dynamo.... [A] positive energy of possibility is reflected in all her work, including the book you hold in your hands now." - Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, coauthor of "Reading Don't Fix No Chevys" Just as adolescents aren't only students, literate behaviors aren't only for school. Engaging students in reading for pleasure through ... see all copies from $14.10! new only from $21.78! \| SVS
15 view cover	Heirs to Shakespeare: Reinventing the Bard in Young Adult Literature more books like this by Megan Lynn Isaac add to wishlist One of the best ways for modern readers to develop an appreciation for Shakespeare is by discovering how frequently his works are reinvented by today's young adult authors. "Heirs to Shakespeare" puts the Baird into conversation with these authors and helps bring Renaissance drama to life. This innovative approach to curriculum design bridges the ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $25.98!
16	Teaching the Novel more books like this by Becky Alano add to wishlist see all copies from $6.29!
17 view cover	Translation Under State Control: Books for Young People in the German Democratic Republic more books like this by Thomson-Wohlgem, Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth add to wishlist In this book, Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth explores the effects of ideology on the English-to-German translation of children's literature under the socialist regime of the former German Democratic Republic. Giving prominence to extra-textual factors, the study undertakes a close investigation of the East German censorship machinery, showing that there ... see all copies from $103.33! new only from $103.33!
18	Youth library work, exploratory essays more books like this by Melvyn P. Barnes add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Burning ice; the moral and emotional effects of reading. more books like this by Mary Corde Lorang, Sister add to wishlist see all copies from $4.68! first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Street Lit: Teaching and Reading Fiction in Urban Schools more books like this by Ratner Andrew, Andrew Ratner add to wishlist In response to concerns about teacher retention, especially among teachers in their first to fourth year in the classroom, we offer future teachers a series of brief guides full of practical advice that they can refer to in both their student teaching and in their first years on the job. see all copies from $26.48! new only from $26.48! \| SVS
21	What to read before college. more books like this by Elizabeth Alden Green add to wishlist see all copies from $8.43!
22	Storytelling : practical guides more books like this by Library Association. Youth Libraries Group add to wishlist see all copies from $62.11!

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