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Peer reviewedReid, Louann, Ed. – English Journal, 1998
Presents resources for secondary school reading teachers. Looks in depth at two books: "Into Focus: Understanding and Creating Middle School Readers," and "Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Reading Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop." Discusses three online resources about teaching reading and selecting materials (READPRO,…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection, Reading Strategies
Peer reviewedBolte, Mary; Johnson, Jan; Radcliffe, Rhonda; Thompson, Lori; Lehman, Barbara A. – Reading Teacher, 1998
Offers brief annotations of 44 children's books (published in 1997). Organizes them in groups according to intriguing topics, appealing illustrations, relevant themes, engaging language, and pleasing humor. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedAbrahamson, Richard F. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1998
Discussion of adolescent readers and adolescent literature focuses on adult books for adolescent readers. Topics include historical views; promoting free reading for teenagers; nonfiction, biographies, and interviews with real teens; and the need for lists of appropriate and popular adult books for teenagers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Biographies, Book Reviews
Glassner, Sid S. – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1995
Presents a set of questions that are offered as suggestions to help students think and define themselves as readers. Notes that to encourage thoughtful, well developed responses, the questions should be spread out over a number of days or weeks. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Questionnaires, Reading Attitudes, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedMartinez, Miriam; Nash, Marcia F. – Language Arts, 1996
Provides brief descriptions of 27 picture books and chapter books for children, from many genres, which all feature characters on journeys, often momentous ones. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Picture Books, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 2000
Presents brief annotations of 100 children's and young adults' trade books (published in 1999) chosen by 10,000 school children across the United States as the books that they like best. Groups books by reading levels: for beginning, young, intermediate, and advanced readers. Offers tips for parents, primary caregivers, and educators. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedKauffman, Gloria; Short, Kathy G. – Language Arts, 2001
Describes some activities from the authors' fourth/fifth-grade classroom exploring "identity." Offers brief descriptions of 26 children's books that invite critical conversations about identity around topics of: making a choice and changing your life; gaining control and overcoming obstacles; judging and being judged; and relationships…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedVan Deusen, Ann; Hepler, Susan – New Advocate, 2000
Offers short descriptions of 10 books for children in which a famous writer appears as an essential character and a catalyst for the plot or content (while another character tells the story). Includes such famous writers as Benjamin Franklin, Emily Dickinson, and William Shakespeare. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFord, Kim, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2002
Encourages the idea of cross-generational shared reading experiences. Presents annotations (written by students) of 12 titles. Notes that almost half of the books that are featured have been around for a while, and yet they are still fresh for new readers. (SG)
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedMoore, John Noell – English Journal, 2002
Introduces two books about magic, one a collection of essays "Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader," which describes the author's inherited lifelong passion for books and reading; and the other a novel, "Mangos, Bananas and Coconuts: A Cuban Love Story," which tells a story of love and magic that seems both real and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Essays, Language Usage, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedHipple, Ted, Comp. – ALAN Review, 2002
Presents annotations of 99 articles (most published between 1980 and 2001) about young adult literature. Describes the criteria used to select the articles. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Journal Articles, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedSullivan, Ed – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers brief descriptions of 17 books of nonfiction that will inform and entertain, and that middle schoolers will enjoy when they want some information and want to know about the workings and wonders of the world and the people in it. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Language Arts, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedLesesne, Teri S. – Voices from the Middle, 2002
Presents an annotated list of 44 young adult books that represent the wide range of young adult literature available for teens. Represents a variety of genres from poetry to science fiction/fantasy to historical fiction and story collections. Lists the 2002 winners for six major awards. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Fiction, Poetry
Peer reviewedBroz, William J. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2002
Presents a case study about how one Midwestern United States community dealt with a censorship challenge. Discusses how the author recognizes his professional responsibility. Discusses the school district's "materials selection and review policy." Contains a lengthy letter the author sent to school board members, and several epilogues. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Censorship, English Instruction, Homosexuality
Peer reviewedLo, Deborah Eville – Clearing House, 2001
Argues that international children's literature is one of the most effective ways to integrate global perspectives into the middle school curriculum. Presents an annotated list of 15 international children's literature titles to provide teachers and other education professionals with a starting point in identifying quality children's literature…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Design, International Education, Literature Appreciation
