Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781610692892)

Covering the genres popular with today's teens--fiction and nonfiction, including poetry and graphic novels--this resource provides 110 great book choices for young adult reading, interactive booktalks, and individual writing activities.

All educators and library professionals need practical resources with easily accessible information and activities that can be immediately applied. Teen Talkback with Interactive Booktalks! is such a resource, supplying ready-to-use, interactive booktalks and curriculum connections for more than 100 recently published young adult books. This unique book is an invaluable tool for motivating teens to read. It shows how to make booktalks interactive and get teens participating in the presentation, rather than passively listening.

Book selections include titles published from 2008 to 2012 organized in seven categories: Issues, Contemporary, Adventure/Survival, Mystery/Suspense, Fantasy, Heritage, and Multiple Cultures. Complete bibliographical information for each selection is included along with a literary classification as well as an age/grade level and gender designation. The read-alouds passages include talkback questions to facilitate discussion, and related works are supplied as suggestions for additional reading choices.

Author: Lucy Schall
ISBN-10: 1610692896
ISBN-13: 9781610692892
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2013
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2013
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 146