Patrick Jones The Turn Around Books I dont think there is one turn-around book. That reduces a love...

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The Turn Around Books “I don’t think there is one turn-around book. That

reduces a love to reading to a silver bullet—or in this case a magic book. Reluctant readers come to reading reluctantly. For a while they’ll be book-at-a-time readers---readers who will read the book we put into their hand but they won’t seek out the next good book on their own. Gradually, with support and encouragement, they’ll move toward a stance that says, “This reading thing is good—good enough that I’ll seek a book out on my own.” Maybe that’s the turn-around-book—the book that the kid on his own finds that he enjoys” - Dr. K. Beers (via email)


Turnaround titles Anderson, Laurie

Halse. Speak Ashanti.

Foolish/Unfoolish Banks, Russell. Rule

of the Bone (M) Brunvand, Jan Harold.

Big Book of Urban Legends


Turnaround titles Burgess, Melvin. Doing

It (M) Card, Orson Scott.

Ender’s Game Chbosky, Stephen.

Perks Of Being A Wallflower (M)

Cisneros, Sandra. House On Mango Street


Turnaround titles Curtis, Christopher

Paul. The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963

Drooker, Eric. Blood Song

Flake, Sharon. Skin I’m In

Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him


Turnaround titles Flinn, Alex.

Breathing Underwater

Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day (M)

Gantos, Jack. Hole In My Life

Giles, Gail. Playing in Traffic


Turnaround titles Giles, Gail.

Shattering Glass Glenn, Mel. Class

Dismissed Going, K. L. Fat Kid

Rules The World Korman, Gordon.

Son Of The Mob


Turnaround titles Groening, Matt.

Simpsons Comics (any)

Hinton, S.E. Outsiders

Holmes, Shannon. Be More Careful (M)

Johnson, Angela. First Part Last


Turnaround titles Keys, Alice. Tears

For Water Lubar, David.

Hidden Talents McCall, Nathan.

Makes Me Wanna Holler

McDonald, Janet. Spellbound


Turnaround titles

Mowry, Jess. Way Past Cool

Myers , Walter Dean. Monster

Nixon, Joan Lowry. Whispers From The Dead

Paolini, Christopher. Eragon


Turnaround titles

Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet

Pelzer, David. Child Called It

Porter, Connie Rose. Imani All Mine


Turnaround titles

Rodriquez, Louis. Always Running (M)

Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (any)

Sachar, Louis. Holes Shakur, Sanyika.

Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member ( M)


Turnaround titles Shakur, Tupac.

Rose That Grew from Concrete

Shan, Darren. Cirque Du Freak series

Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig

Smith, Jeff. Bone


Turnaround titles

Souljah, Sister. Coldest Winter Ever (M)

Sparks, Beatrice. Go Ask Alice

Stine, R.L. Dangerous Girls

Strasser, Todd. Give A Boy A Gun


Turnaround titles

Tillage, Leon Walter. Leon’s Story

Trueman, Terry. Stuck In Neutral

Tyree, Omar. Flyy Girl (M)

Vibe magazine staff. Tupac.


Turnaround titles

Werlin, Nancy. Killer’s Cousin

Williams, Stanley “Tookie”. Life In Prison

Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracles Boys

Woods, Teri. Dutch (M)


Small group exercise #5:


25 things to do to reach reluctant readers

tomorrow

1. A library card:

2. Booklists: 3. Booktalking :

4. Build relationships:



tomorrow

5. Celebrate Teen Read Week: 6. Contests: 7. Displays:

8. Follow-up:



tomorrow

9. Freedom and choice:

10. Get input:11. Get out of

the library:12. Get over

yourself:



tomorrow

13. Get them in the building :

14. Go the shelves:

15. High visibility merchandising:

16. Honesty:



tomorrow

17. Keep current :18. Listen: 19. Non-judgmental

attitude:20. Reader's advisory:



tomorrow

21.Samples: 22.Wave goodbye

to just fiction 23.Weed the

collection: 24.Zowie! Get

graphic



tomorrow

25. What’s missing?


For More Information

Connecting with Reluctant Teen

ReadersPatrick Jones, Maureen L.

Hartman, and Patricia Taylor

Neal-Schuman, coming in summer 2006


A core collection for reluctant readers: a tool box Young Adult Library Services Association

(YALSA) website. www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists Includes a variety of booklists, including

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Best Books for Young Adults and others.


Final thoughts

Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:34:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "Amanda Subject: Hi ‘‘ I loved your book’’’ To: [email protected] My name is Amanda!!! I am 15 years old and I have just finished

reading your book "Things Change". It has been the most inspiring thing that I have read in my life!!! See normally I do not enjoy reading but, this book just captured me and sucked me in!!! I have never finished a whole book, but this one I read it in two days flat!!! I have never read a book that related so well to teens today. You were so real when you wrote this book........’’’ I was shocked to find that this was your first book dedicated to teens!!! I only wish that you write more!!! The girl Johanna was so strong it only made feel good about my self!!! I could relate to every single thing in the book....... and it can only show to others that real things can happen to real people!!!’’’’ And you told it like it was in the book..... I just wrote to tell you that you are now my favorite author!!! And I HOPE that you write many more teen books because I can guarantee you I will the first to get one!!!


HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-8901-3Price: $16.95224 pagesApril 2004

PaperbackISBN: 0-8027-7746-5ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-7746-1Price: $7.95224 pagesApril 2006


nailednailed Hardcover

ISBN: 0-8027-8077-6ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-8077-5

Price: $16.95224 pages

Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4April 2006


Chasing Chasing Tail Tail

LightsLights Hardcover

ISBN: 0-8027-9628-1ISBN 13: 978-0-

8027-9628-8Price: $16.95

304 pagesAugust 2007


CheatedCheated Hardcover

ISBN: 0-8027-9699-0

Price: $16.95208 pages

Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4April 2008


Stolen Car / October 2008

Danielle is drawn to Reid, the quintessential “bad boy.” Even though she should learn from her mother’s poor taste in men, she gets caught in Reid’s lifestyle. Danielle turns a blind eye to his lies, and is soon in way over her head. But her BFF Ashley is determined not to let Danielle become the road kill on Reid’s joy ride through life. Once she forces Dani to see through Reid’s deception, they take off on a revenge-injected road trip that starts with a stolen car and ends with some harsh truths.


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