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Patrick Jones www.connectingya.com

Patrick Jones www.connectingya.com. The Turn Around Books.

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Patrick Jones www.connectingya.com

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  1. Patrick Jones www.connectingya.com

  2. 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) www.connectingya.com

  3. Turnaround titles • Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak • Ashanti. Foolish/Unfoolish • Banks, Russell. Rule of the Bone (M) • Brunvand, Jan Harold. Big Book of Urban Legends www.connectingya.com

  4. 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 www.connectingya.com

  5. 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 www.connectingya.com

  6. Turnaround titles • Flinn, Alex. Breathing Underwater • Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day (M) • Gantos, Jack. Hole In My Life • Giles, Gail. Playing in Traffic www.connectingya.com

  7. Turnaround titles • Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass • Glenn, Mel. Class Dismissed • Going, K. L. Fat Kid Rules The World • Korman, Gordon. Son Of The Mob www.connectingya.com

  8. Turnaround titles • Groening, Matt. Simpsons Comics (any) • Hinton, S.E. Outsiders • Holmes, Shannon. Be More Careful (M) • Johnson, Angela. First Part Last www.connectingya.com

  9. Turnaround titles • Keys, Alice. Tears For Water • Lubar, David. Hidden Talents • McCall, Nathan. Makes Me Wanna Holler • McDonald, Janet. Spellbound www.connectingya.com

  10. Turnaround titles • Mowry, Jess. Way Past Cool • Myers , Walter Dean. Monster • Nixon, Joan Lowry. Whispers From The Dead • Paolini, Christopher. Eragon www.connectingya.com

  11. Turnaround titles • Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me • Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet • Pelzer, David. Child Called It • Porter, Connie Rose. Imani All Mine www.connectingya.com

  12. 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) www.connectingya.com

  13. Turnaround titles • Shakur, Tupac. Rose That Grew from Concrete • Shan, Darren. Cirque Du Freak series • Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig • Smith, Jeff. Bone www.connectingya.com

  14. 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 www.connectingya.com

  15. Turnaround titles • Tillage, Leon Walter. Leon’s Story • Trueman, Terry. Stuck In Neutral • Tyree, Omar. Flyy Girl(M) • Vibe magazine staff. Tupac. www.connectingya.com

  16. Turnaround titles • Werlin, Nancy. Killer’s Cousin • Williams, Stanley “Tookie”. Life In Prison • Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracles Boys • Woods, Teri. Dutch (M) www.connectingya.com

  17. Small group exercise #5: titlemania www.connectingya.com

  18. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • A library card: • Booklists: • Booktalking : • Build relationships: www.connectingya.com

  19. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Celebrate Teen Read Week: • Contests: • Displays: • Follow-up: www.connectingya.com

  20. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Freedom and choice: • Get input: • Get out of the library: • Get over yourself: www.connectingya.com

  21. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Get them in the building : • Go the shelves: • High visibility merchandising: • Honesty: www.connectingya.com

  22. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Keep current : • Listen: • Non-judgmental attitude: • Reader's advisory: www.connectingya.com

  23. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow • Samples: • Wave goodbye to just fiction • Weed the collection: • Zowie! Get graphic www.connectingya.com

  24. 25 things to do to reach reluctant readers tomorrow 25. What’s missing? www.connectingya.com

  25. For More Information Connecting with Reluctant Teen Readers Patrick Jones, Maureen L. Hartman, and Patricia Taylor Neal-Schuman, coming in summer 2006 www.connectingya.com

  26. A core collection for reluctant readers: a tool box • Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) website. www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists • Includes avariety of booklists, including Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Best Books for Young Adults and others. www.connectingya.com

  27. Final thoughts • Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:34:26 -0700 (PDT) • From: "Amanda • Subject: Hi ‘‘ I loved your book’’’ • To: Patrick@connectingya.com • 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!!! www.connectingya.com

  28. HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-8901-3Price: $16.95224 pagesApril 2004PaperbackISBN: 0-8027-7746-5ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-7746-1Price: $7.95224 pagesApril 2006 www.connectingya.com

  29. nailed HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-8077-6ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-8077-5Price: $16.95224 pagesSize: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4April 2006 www.connectingya.com

  30. Chasing Tail Lights HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-9628-1ISBN 13: 978-0-8027-9628-8Price: $16.95304 pagesAugust 2007 www.connectingya.com

  31. Cheated HardcoverISBN: 0-8027-9699-0Price: $16.95208 pagesSize: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4April 2008 www.connectingya.com

  32. 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. www.connectingya.com

  33. Consulting, training, and coaching for providing powerful youth services including library card campaigns and web projects patrick@connectingYA.com Connecting Young Adults and LibrariesPatrick Joneshttp://www.connectingya.com www.connectingya.com

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