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Connecting with Reluctant Teen Readers: Tips, Titles, and Tools
By Patrick Jones, Maureen L. Hartman, and Patricia P. Taylor
1-55570-571-5 . 2006 . 6 x 9 . 300 pp.
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It may sometimes seem impossible to get some kids to read, but YA experts Patrick Jones, Maureen Hartman, and Patricia Taylor believe in some proven tips, titles, and tools to make the impossible happen. They show you how to entice reluctant readers, what types of books are most likely to grab and keep their interest, and how to connect different kinds of readers with different genres (graphic novels, realistic fiction, mystery, fantasy, magazines, nonfiction, short stories, and more). The featured lists include over 600 sure-fire books, magazines, and series:

Best Books for Struggling Middle School Readers

Best Books for Boys of All Ages

Best New Adult Fiction and Classics for Teens

Best Turn-Around Titles that Get Non-Readers Reading

Best Magazines and Comic Books

You will also find quick and easy guidance for using booktalks (including 50 ready-to-use scripts), reading surveys, and an exhaustive bibliography of resources to consult. Throughout the book, popular YA authors—Michael Cart, Rachel Cohn, R.L. Stine, and many more—share their thoughts on teen reading and how they entice their readers. Patrick Jones—winner of ALA’s 2006 Grolier Award for stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young people—Maureen Hartman, and Patricia Taylor have assembled the one-stop resource you need to transform reluctant readers.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Special Thanks
From the Authors
Patrick Jones
Patricia Taylor
Maureen L. Hartman

Part I. TIPS THAT WORK
 Foreword to Part I by Gail Giles

1. Who Are Reluctant Readers?
 1.1 Who Are Reluctant Teen Readers?
1.2 What Are the Characteristics of Dependent Readers?
1.3 Some People Equate Reluctant Readers with Male Readers. Why Is That, and Is It True?
1.4 Are There Specific Reasons That Girls in Particular Don’t Choose to Read?
1.5 Can an Honor Student Be a Reluctant Reader?

2. Why Are They Reluctant to Read?
2.1 Why Should Teens Read for Pleasure?
2.2 Why Don’t Teens Like to Read?
2.2a Survey
2.2b Teens Speak Out
2.2c Interview
2.2d Findings
2.2e Research Reports
2.3 What Are the Other Factors That Explain Why Many Teens Choose Not to Read for Pleasure?
2.4 What Are the Four Levels of Reading?

3. How Can We Help?
3.1 What’s the Single Most Important Thing about Working with Reluctant Teen Readers?
3.2 What Are the Top Techniques for Teachers Working with Reluctant Teen Readers?
3.3 How Do We Guide Reluctant Teen Readers through Required Reading?
3.4 What Are the Top Techniques for Librarians Working with Reluctant Teen Readers?
3.5 Is the Accelerated Reader Program a Good or Bad Thing in Promoting Reluctant Readers?
3.6 Should Libraries Plan Programs, Such as Summer Reading Clubs, That Offer Incentives for Reading?
3.6a Summer Reading Success Stories
3.7 What Role Can/Should Parents Play in Motivating Reluctant Readers?
3.8 What Doesn’t Work?
3.9 How Do We Engage Reluctant Readers to Talk with Teachers/Librarians about Their Reading?
3.10 How Can Teachers/Librarians Use Tools Like NoveList to Encourage Reluctant Readers?

4. What Kinds of Books Work?
4.1 What Will Reluctant Readers Read?
4.1a Four Caveats
4.1b Twenty-Four Gems
4.2 Ten Reasons That Young Adults Like Nonfiction
4.3 Ten Reasons That Young Adults Like Fiction
4.4 What Are Qualities in a Book That Will Hook Many Reluctant Readers?
4.5 What’s the Role of Intellectual Freedom?
4.6 Does a Thin Book Always Mean an Easy Book for Reluctant Readers?
4.7 Why Don’t Teens—Not Just Reluctant Readers—Read the Classics?
4.8 What Classic Titles Are Accessible to Even the Most Reluctant of Readers?
4.9 What’s the Pull of Harry Potter? Did Rowling Really Hook Nonreaders, and If So, How?
4.10 How Do We Motivate Reluctant Readers Up the Ladder from Easy Reading to More Challenging Material?
Voices from the Field

Part II. TITLES THAT WORK
Foreword to Part II by Mel Glenn

Turnaround Titles—Fifty-Seven Varieties of Great Reading Experiences

 Fiction
Mystery, Action, and Suspense
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Supernatural
Humor
Sports
Journals and Letters
Realistic Problems
Short Stories
Relationships
Fiction Series

Nonfiction
Books That Read Like Magazines
Celebrities and Famous Folk
Sports
Poetry
Their Own Voices—Poetry and Writing by Teenagers
Changing Bodies
True Stories
Art and Drawing
Astrology
Crafts and DIY Projects
Beauty
Selected Nonfiction Series

Graphic Novels and Comics
Superheroes
History
Humor
Mystery
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Science
Sports
Romance
Teen Social Issues
Manga

Other Lists
Best Books and Best Quick Picks from YALSA
The Perfect Tens List
Book/Movie Connections
Best New Adult Fiction Books for Reluctant Teen Readers
Best Literature Books for Reluctant Readers
Best Young Adult Literature for Reluctant Readers
Best Forty Magazines for Reluctant Readers
Best Twenty-Five Comic Books for Reluctant Readers
Best Twenty-Five Books for Struggling Middle School Readers
Best Books for Boys of All Ages
Twenty Children’s Books for Reluctant Readers
Read-alikes

Part III. TOOLS THAT WORK
Booktalking
Four Basic Booktalk Styles
Sample Booktalks–Our Fifty Greatest Hits




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