Patrick Jones ya_core@yahoo.com

1. Patrick Jonesya_core@yahoo.com www.connectingya.com

2. FAQs and ongoing q/a • What is a core collection? • Why have a core collection? • How does a book make this core collection? • Is this a core collection for young adults or young adult core collection? • How do you start compiling a core collection? • If this is core collection of “great” books, what does great mean? www.connectingya.com

3. READING RESEARCH • YALSA / Smartgirl • Best Books • Reading interest surveys: yours, mine, and ours www.connectingya.com

4. Adams, Douglas. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak Anonymous. Go Ask Alice Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road Block, Francesca Lia. Weetzie Bat Blume, Judy. Forever Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton STRANDED: EXPERTS CHOOSE THEIR CORE COLLECTIONS www.connectingya.com

5. Cormier, Robert. After the First Death Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War Crutcher, Chris Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes Cushman, Karen. Catherine Called Birdy Garden, Nancy. Annie On My Mind. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders Klause, Annette Curtis. Blood And Chocolate Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Lowry, Lois The Giver McKinley, Robin. Beauty STRANDED: EXPERTS CHOOSE THEIR CORE COLLECTIONS www.connectingya.com

6. STRANDED • Consensus favorites • Patrick’s Picks • Your choices www.connectingya.com

7. Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels Myers, Walter Dean. Monster Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials trilogy Rowling. J. K. Harry Potter series Sacher, Louis. Holes Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye Spiegelman, Art. Maus Spinelli, Jerry Stargirl Thomas, RobRats Saw God Wolff, Virginia Make Lemonade STRANDED: EXPERTS CHOOSE THEIR CORE COLLECTIONS www.connectingya.com

8. STRANDED: Patrick Picks • Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak • Anonymous Go Ask Alice • Bell , Ruth Changing Bodies, Changing Lives • Cormier, Robert. We All Fall Down • Foley, Mick. Have a Nice Day • Groening, Matt. Simpsons comics • Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders • Klause, Annette Curtis The Silver Kiss www.connectingya.com

9. STRANDED: Patrick Picks • Moore, Alan Watchman • Pirsig, Robert Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance • Souljah, Sister. Coldest Winter Ever. • Stine, R.L. The Surprise Party • Shukur, Tupac The Rose that Grew in Concrete • Thomas, Rob Rats Saw God • Tolkein, J.R.R. The Hobbit www.connectingya.com

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

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