Teenplots: A Booktalk Guide to Use with Readers Ages 12-18

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Award-winning author and literature expert John T. Gillespie and author Corrine Naden treat you to lively and detailed commentary on 100 of the most recent, popular, and often-read books for young adults at the junior and senior high school level. You will easily be able to familiarize yourself with the books and deliver tantalizing booktalks on some of the hottest titles for teens. The guide covers books in a wide range of subjects and interestsbooks that appeal to various reading levels and abilities. For each title, the authors provide background information on the book and the author; character lists; a plot summary; comments on suitability; lists of themes; passages for booktalking; similar titles; and resources for more information. A must-have booktalk guide! Grades 7-12. Here's everything you need to create compelling booktalks for school assignments and pleasure reading books for teens in junior and senior high. Books are organized by genre and theme into 9 sections: teenage life and concerns, social and family problems, mystery and adventure, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction and other lands, sports in fact and fiction, biography and general nonfiction, guidance and health, and challenging adult titles. Grades 7-12.

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[T]his is a well organized resource that will be useful to any YA librarian, and of interest to English teachers seeking new titles for their curricula.-The Horn Book Guide
Complete with nine different sections and organized according to subject matter or genres, Teenplots covers teenage life and concerns in all their manifestations from social and family problems, mystery and adventure, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction and other lands, sports in fact and fiction, biography and general nonfiction, guidance and health, and challenging adult novels....Recommended for school and public libraries where teen advisory suggestions are frequently sought....This tool enables librarians, media specialists, classroom teachers, home school instructors, teacher educators, youth workers, or families to match teens and books....Recommended for all school and public libraries serving teens and those who seek to reach out to teens with the best of literature.-Christian Library Journal
Middle and high school teachers will find thorough overviews of 100 recent books in this booktalk guide.-Christian School Teacher
Starred Review School library media specialists can use this book to refresh their memory about books they've already read and as a selection tool for more great titles. It should be in the professional collection of every librarian serving young adults. Highly recommended.-Library Media Connection
This guide provides abundant information about 100 books with references to several hundred more. ...it is a well-designed and thoughtful starting point to help professionals select and become familiar with a wide range of literature.-School Library Journal
Booktalks for 100 highly recommended titles.-Teacher Librarian
Booktalks for 100 highly recommended titles.Teacher Librarian
"This is a well organized resource that will be useful to any YA librarian, and of interest to English teachers seeking new titles for their curricula."-The Horn Book Guide
"[T]his is a well organized resource that will be useful to any YA librarian, and of interest to English teachers seeking new titles for their curricula."-The Horn Book Guide
"Booktalks for 100 highly recommended titles."-Teacher Librarian
"Middle and high school teachers will find thorough overviews of 100 recent books in this booktalk guide."-Christian School Teacher
"Starred Review School library media specialists can use this book to refresh their memory about books they've already read and as a selection tool for more great titles. It should be in the professional collection of every librarian serving young adults. Highly recommended."-Library Media Connection
"This guide provides abundant information about 100 books with references to several hundred more. ...it is a well-designed and thoughtful starting point to help professionals select and become familiar with a wide range of literature."-School Library Journal
"Complete with nine different sections and organized according to subject matter or genres, Teenplots covers teenage life and concerns in all their manifestations from social and family problems, mystery and adventure, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction and other lands, sports in fact and fiction, biography and general nonfiction, guidance and health, and challenging adult novels....Recommended for school and public libraries where teen advisory suggestions are frequently sought....This tool enables librarians, media specialists, classroom teachers, home school instructors, teacher educators, youth workers, or families to match teens and books....Recommended for all school and public libraries serving teens and those who seek to reach out to teens with the best of literature."-Christian Library Journal

Author Bio

JOHN T. GILLESPIE is former Dean and Instructor of Library Science at Long Island University, New York. He has authored numerous books in areas of library management, school libraries, and children's and young adult literature. CORINNE J. NADEN is a freelance writer and editor and has published more than 30 books.