Lyman Frank Baum

Corinne J. Naden

Bill Morrison

After destroying the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy, accompanied by her dog Toto, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, returns to the Wizard of Oz who has promised to send her home to Kansas.

L. Frank Baum's Dorothy and the Wicked Witch

Off to See the Wizard

Don Tate

Rose Blue

One summer day in 1959, nine-year-old Ron McNair, who dreams of becoming a pilot, walks into the Lake City, South Carolina, public library and insists on checking out some books, despite the rule that only white people can have library cards. Includes facts about McNair, who grew up to be an astronaut.

Ron's Big Mission

John T. Gillespie

Combining literary criticism with a best books listing, Seniorplots groups 1,050 titles under a dozen themes and genres popular with this age group. It then highlights 80 of the very best contemporary fiction and nonfiction works, including classics, plays, and biographies.

A Book Talk Guide for Use with Readers Ages 15-18

Seniorplots

Describes the life and writing career of the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," as well as her victory over such obstacles as prejudice, poverty, and abuse.

Maya Angelou

Everything you need to create compelling booktalks featuring outstanding young adult novels that are mainstays in library collections. For each of the 100 titles selected, there is background information on the book and the author, a list of principal characters, a detailed plot summary, critical comment and notes on suitability, material on key themes and subjects, passages for booktalking, and selected titles that link these classics to contemporary titles. Everything you need to create compelling booktalks featuring outstanding young adult novels. The authors have chosen 100 classic YA titles published over the past 30 years based on literary merit, continued popularity, and availability (all titles are in print); and have categorized them into broad genres (Teen Life, Adventure, Sports, etc.). For each title, they provide an introduction that gives background information on the book and the author; a list of principal characters; a detailed plot summary; critical comment and notes on suitability; material on key themes and subjects, passages for booktalking; and references to sources of more information on the book and the author. Entries also feature selected titles that link these classics to contemporary titles. Building on previous volumes in the Juniorplots and Seniorplots series, this is an information-packed and lasting guide; it is a must-have for librarians who serve teens. Grades 6-12.

A Booktalk Guide to Use with Readers Ages 12-18

Classic Teenplots

Volume 3. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16

Juniorplots

In the field of social policy, some topics are so complicated that they will always be subject to debate. Since no clear right or wrong exists, they are consigned to the gray areas of ongoing dispute. Among such issues open for debate both across America and in this eye-opening series are capital punishment, genetic engineering, gun control, and global warming. Others involve terrorism and chemical and biological warfare, two outright evils, though with highly disputable solutions. Open for Debate explores the past, present, and future to shed light on complex, high-priority public policy. A lucid, readily accessible format offers the pros and cons of each issue with opinions from social policy experts. It features sidebars of fascinating facts and easy-to-understand diagrams of key statistics. Open for Debate introduces future public policy thinkers to both sides of twenty-first-century, life-and-death concerns.

Abortion

""Presents the biography of Benazir Bhutto against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment."-Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.

Benazir Bhutto

Recovery from being stabbed in the midst of a match took an incredible physical and mental effort for this young ace.

Monica Seles

John Thomas Gillespie

Provides an annotated list of over eleven thousand of the best children's books published

Preschool Through Grade 6

Best Books for Children

Anne M. Todd

The acerbic comedian began his career on Saturday Night Live.

Comedian and Actor

Chris Rock

"A literary analysis of the play Romeo and Juliet. Includes information on the history and culture of Elizabethan England"--Provided by publisher.

Romeo and Juliet

A biography recounts the life of the African-American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Riding the Freedom Train

Harriet Tubman

Chronicles the life of Mae Jemison, an astronaut who became the first African American woman in space.

Out of this World

Mae Jemison

In order to reclaim the throne stolen from his father, Jason must sail across the ocean and recover from the King of Colchis the Golden Fleece from the magic ram of the god Hermes.

Jason and the Golden Fleece

With the goddess Athena's help, Bellerophon tames the winged horse and destroys the dreaded Chimaera.

Pegasus the Winged Horse

The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre provides synopses, cast and production credits, song titles, and other pertinent information for over 180 musicals from Oklahoma! to On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. Concentrating on a 22-year span, this book lists both commercial successes and flops of the Golden Age-when the musicals presented on Broadway showcased timeless, memorable tunes, sophisticated comedy, and the genius of creative artists like Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, George Abbott, Moss Hart, Angela Lansbury, Robert Preston, and many others.

1943-1965

The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre

Profiles the life of the scientist who studied mountain gorillas in central Africa and worked to ensure their survival.

At Home with the Giant Gorillas

Dian Fossey

Everything you need to create compelling booktalks for teens in junior and senior high.

Corinne J. Naden

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