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"The Call of The Wild": Using Elements of Literature for Comprehension.
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Jago, Carol – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Explains that plot and structure, character, setting, point of view, style and language, symbol, and theme are the building blocks of fiction. Contends that these elements of literature provide readers with the tools they need for navigating difficult texts. Concludes that when teachers determine that a novel's setting is too foreign or the point…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Fiction, Middle Schools, Reading Comprehension
Who Dun It? Mysteries.
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Zanarini, Anna – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions of 23 mysteries that will appeal to adolescent readers. Notes that further lists of excellent titles in the category of juvenile and young adult mystery are available on the Edgar Allen Poe website at http://www.mysterywriters.org/awards.html. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Elementary Secondary Education
Will I "Run Loose"?
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Boose, Sara – Voices from the Middle, 1999
Describes the author's experience as a student teacher facing an angry parent who challenged a book choice (a young adult novel by Chris Crutcher) that caused otherwise bored and disinterested students to read with interest and passion. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Instruction, Language Arts, Middle Schools
Winners in My Book.
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Lesesne, Teri S. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief annotations of 18 books for young adults which are the author's favorites: books that break new ground with unusual styles and formats; that discuss hitherto taboo topics; and present fresh distinctive new voices for readers. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Elementary Secondary Education
It's a Girl Thing.
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Ward, Cheryl Karp – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief annotations of 24 books for adolescents in which girls take on tough tasks, face seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and triumph over adversity. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Coping
Beyond Silverstein: Poetry for Middle Schoolers.
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Chance, Rosemary – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions of 23 books of poetry for middle schoolers. Notes that these selections may lure readers who are dismayed with poetry back to a love of poetry. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Historical Fiction--New and Old.
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Pavonetti, Linda M. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions of 41 books of historical fiction that may interest intermediate and middle school students, many of them new releases that tackle unusual historical topics. Argues that historical fiction is an ideal medium for taking intermediate and middle school students out of their day-to-day surroundings and into other times and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature
Books for Struggling and Reluctant Readers.
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Jones, Patrick – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions of 25 books, both fiction and nonfiction, that are accessible to struggling readers, provide a high-quality reading experience, and may allow them to break through their difficulties to see reading as something of value to their lives. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature