Library media specialists are always pushed for time, but reading encouragement shouldn’t get left behind. This collection of over 150 booktalks is based on the best-of-the-best award-winning books for grades 9-12, with many taken from the American Library Association’s and International Reading Association’s recommended reading lists. Each of these intriguing booktalks can be completed in just one or two minutes. Booktalks include suggested curriculum connections and techniques to integrate books into the classroom curriculum. Middle-school library media specialists can also use these booktalks for their mature readers.This handy guide is currently the only resource that gives you short booktalks for young adults only, so start talking that book to your teen students today!

* Thoroughly indexed by author, title, subject, curriculum connection and genre

* Annotations provide additional information about the plot, characters, and setting

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