James Blasingame

Provides teaching strategies; annotated lists organized by theme, genre, topic, and reading level; and interviews with a variety of young adult authors.

Young Adult Books that Speak to this Generation

Books that Don't Bore 'em

Kenneth L. Donelson

Alleen Pace Nilsen

Don L. F. Nilsen

Long respected as the number one book in the field, Literature for Today's Young Adults gives teachers, librarians, parents, counselors, and other group leaders—as well as instructors and students in college courses in Adolescent/Young Adult Literature—a comprehensive look at YA literature framed within a literary, historical, and social context as a means to motivating teens to become life-long readers. Included is helpful information on evaluating YA books of all genres, using YA literature effectively with English Language Learners, incorporating digital and other new literacies into classroom teaching, and dealing with today's increasingly diverse and challenging censorship issues.

Literature for Today's Young Adults

Ruth Culham

Raymond Coutu

150 Carefully Chosen Books to Strengthen Students' Writing in All 6 Traits

Middle School: Grades 6-8

Using Mentor Texts to Teach Writing With the Traits

Laura A. Walsh

Kathleen Deakin

Looks at the life and work of Stephenie Meyer, before and after writing Twilight. Also explores her writing style, with a look at each of her books.

James Blasingame

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