Schall, Lucy

A collection of over one hundred interactive booktalks and curriculum connections for recently published young adult books.

Presents a practical guide designed to help motivate teens to read, with background information for approximately 100 fiction and nonfiction titles.

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.

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

A source book for teachers that profiles one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for teens, providing summaries, "booktalk" paragraphs designed to motivate kids to read the books, related activities, and annotated lists of related works.