Books for adolescents
Tags: YOUNG adult literature; LITERACY
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- The Troybery Award. Marine, Cathy // Library Media Connection;Jan2003, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p37
Provides information on the reading project in Troy, Michigan in line with the celebration of March 2001 as Reading Month. Students' selection of the best young adult novel published in the form of a Troybery award; Use of a limousine service to attract students who might not be avid readers;...
- Suzanne Mubarak addresses first IBBY Congress in the U.S. Jones, Trevelyn E. // School Library Journal;Oct90, Vol. 36 Issue 10, p16
Reviews a Congress of the International Board of on Books for Young People (IBBY) meeting and focuses on Suzanne Mubarak, Honorary President of the Egyptian National Section of IBBY and wife of Egypt's president, who spoke at the meeting. Other keynote speakers and participants; Congress which...
- YA Lit Websites Teach Information Literacy Skills. Blakemore, Megan Frazer // Knowledge Quest;Jan/Feb2010, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p32
The article discusses several Web sites from authors of young adult (YA) literature books including the Pam Bachorz' site Candor, FL and Diana Peterfreund's site Killer Unicorns. It states that the sites offer a chance to teach students about audience and purpose while amuses them. It cites that...
- How We Read Now. Koval, Anna // CSLA Journal;Summer2009, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p7
The article presents the author's insights on the Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) first YA Literature Symposium: How We Read Now in the U.S. She applauds the presentation of Linda Braun entitled "Reading: It's Not Just About Books Anymore." She mentions that the presentation...
- Annotating to Support Learning in the Content Areas: Teaching and Learning Science. Zywica, Jolene; Gomez, Kimberley // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Oct2008, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p155
This article suggests that the use of annotation in literacy education will help students to read more effectively, learn content area topics, and compete in a global market. The article explores ways to correct a students' failure to acquire reading-to-learn skills and describes how classroom...
- What's hot in adolescent literacy 1997-2006. Cassidy, Jack; Garrett, Sherrye Dee; Barrera IV, Estanislado S. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Sep2006, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p30
The article presents trends in adolescent literacy between 1997 and 2006 by examining the most common topics and issues addressed in general educational literature and by surveying members of the adolescent literacy field. Some survey respondents were asked to identify and elaborate upon the six...
- The Reading Life. PARRAVANO, MARTHA V. // Horn Book Magazine;Sep/Oct2010, Vol. 86 Issue 5, p7
An introduction to the issue is presented in which the editor discusses family reading, the importance of allowing children to love books, and the book "A Family of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature."
- Series Fiction and Young Readers. // Booklist;9/15/2005, Vol. 102 Issue 2, p64
Focuses on series children's books. History of series books, which can be traced back to advances in printing technology and railway systems after the U.S. Civil War that made mass-production and mass-marketing of inexpensive books possible; Criticism aimed at various series over time, including...
- Professional materials. Fuhler, Carol J.; Godina, Heriberto // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;May98, Vol. 41 Issue 8, p697
Reviews various books on literacy. Includes the books `Interpreting Young Adult Literature: Literary Theory in the Secondary Classroom,' by John Noell Moore, `Beyond the Culture Tours: Studies in Teaching and Learning With Culturally Diverse Texts,' by Gladys Cruz et al. and `Teaching to...
