Books for working with young adults in the school setting
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Burek Pierce, J. (2008). Sex, brains, and video games: a librarian's guide to teens in the twenty-first century. Chicago: American Library Association. This great resource addresses the recent developments in brain research with regard to teens in the areas of education and psychology. This book will help teen librarians become aware of and re-access preconceived ideas about teens. Burek also tackles the subject of how technological developments influence this population and how librarians can adapt to these changes.
Natalie Bulick, Spring 2008
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Bolton, Jose & Stan Graeve (2005). No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace. This book is the “go to” resource for teachers, administrators, students or parents who want to learn about “teaching reapect, stopping abuse, and rewarding kindness” in the middle and high school environment. Chock-full of surveys, ready made lesson plans, strategies, and statistics, this book explains what bullying is, how it is manifested, who does it and why. It also explains, step-by-step, how to create an environment where every student can learn and participate in safety.
Submitted by Anne-Marie McKissick, August 6th, 2007.
Comments (2)
Leslie Liberman said
at 10:36 pm on Nov 29, 2008
Burner, J.A. (2007). Bring it on home. School Library Journal 22(5).
Why are some of the most popular books in the library those that tell the harrowing stories of other teenagers: books of child abuse, genocide, terrorism, school shootings, rape, AIDS, isolation. According to Burner these stories can help teens “grasp the hard realities of their world.” Even stories of international interest become personalized through skillful narration. Foreign locations become local. The reader comes to understand the emotions that are felt, the choices that are made, and the consequences in life.
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Cart, M. (2007). Teens and the future of reading. American Libraries. 38(9) 52-4.
The important issue is getting teens to read for pleasure, what Cart calls the “Harry Potter effect.” Part of that issue is to redefine reading to include what teens do read, such as magazines and electronic sources. Cart sites Mare Aronson who says that the problem is that adults “idealize” reading books of fiction, and that that is no longer the “diet” of the American teenager. Teens, YALSA finds, do visit the public libraries and would be even more inclined to do so were there more works they found interesting; topping the list is the graphic novel.
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Leslie Liberman said
at 10:36 pm on Nov 29, 2008
McLean, CD. (2007). Fifty ways to promote teen reading in your school library. Young Adult Library Services. 6(1) 8-10.
McLean groups the fifty ways into five categories: Be Adventurous, Be Bold, Be Organized, Be Welcoming, Be Willing to Ask for Help. The first includes materials that young adults might find attractive such as magazines, graphic novels, and fast reads. The second has to do with product placement, putting attractive materials near computers and out front so they are easily grabbed. This also includes promotions such as book talks, movie tie-in displays, and contests. Be Organized is the promotional aspect of encouraging reading. This includes online and bulletin board promotions, along with announcements and free books for bookclub members. Be Welcoming includes “games, prizes, readings, etc.” It also includes celebrations, complete with free food. And finally, ask for help from students to make the displays, lead book talks, and run a discussion blog.
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