Growing up, I was an avid reader. Even on beautiful spring days when others were out biking and playing, I could be found indoors curled up with a great book. Like so many adolescents, however, my reading habits did decline somewhat dramatically once puberty struck. Instead, I was fixated on social relationships and boys, like [...]
Entice adolescent readers: Secrecy and social class divisions… this stuff never gets old!
February 23rd, 2010 by christine · 11 Comments · Creativity, children's books
Tags:adolescent literacy·adolescent readers·Class of 2k10·Jennifer Hubbard·The Secret Year
New books and new perspectives for a new year
January 6th, 2010 by christine · 1 Comment · Creativity
A new year brings new everything, including new books. For all you teens, parents, and educators out there ready to tackle the latest titles, here is a resource to help you get started. In particular, as teachers, we are always searching for the up-to-the-minute books on the market to tempt our adolescent readers. For those [...]
Tags:adolescent literacy·Alexandra Diaz·Class of 2k10·literature for middle readers·middle readers·middle school readers·new authors·new teen books for 2010·of all the stupid things