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Books Calvin Might Talk About

Fantasy / Sci-Fi. Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary settingsInvolves supernatural powers, magic, witchcraft, legendary creatures, alternate future, or technology currently unavailableOften pits main character against oppressive society or seemingly invincible enemy in a heroic quest to sav

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Books Calvin Might Talk About

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    1. Books Calvin Might Talk About Questions? Comments? calvin.dillon@sdhc.k12.fl.us or calvindillon@gmail.com Download the PowerPoint at: http://calyoda.ho8.com/teaching

    2. Fantasy / Sci-Fi Ordinary people thrust into extraordinary settings Involves supernatural powers, magic, witchcraft, legendary creatures, alternate future, or technology currently unavailable Often pits main character against oppressive society or seemingly invincible enemy in a heroic quest to save EVERYBODY If you likeHarry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Wars

    3. Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras, So Yesterday, Peeps, The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld

    4. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

    5. Mind Quakes/ Storms/ Benders (collection), Everlost, Full Tilt, Dark Side of Nowhere by Neil Shusterman

    6. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation Vol. I: The Pox Party, Feed, Burger Wuss by MT Anderson

    7. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, The Host by Stephenie Meyer

    8. Tithe, Ironside, Valiant by Holly Black

    9. City of Bones, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

    10. Sandman, Coraline, Interworld, Neverwhere, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Fragile Things, The Graveyard Book* by Neil Gaiman

    11. The Last Apprentice (series) by Joseph Delaney

    12. Firestorm, (also wrote You Dont Know Me) by David Klass

    13. Coming of age / self realization Extraordinary events force the character to grow German word bildungsroman must have a reason to embark on a long arduous journey, have a baptism of fire and end up being reintegrated into society If you like stories about heroes, John Hughes movies, Juno

    14. Humorous takes on serious issues

    15. Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

    16. Breathing Underwater, Diva, Breaking Point, Fade to Black by Alex Flinn

    17. Be More Chill, Its Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

    18. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

    19. Being different and coming to terms with it

    20. Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

    21. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

    22. Define Normal, Luna, Keeping You A Secret* by Julie Ann Peters

    23. The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti

    24. Alt-Ed by Catherine Atkins

    25. Urban stories involving struggles with gangs or characters that are not from Gossip Girl

    26. Street Pharm, Snitch by Alison van Diepen

    27. Money Hungry, Begging for Change, The Skin Im In*, Bang* by Sharon Flake

    28. Bluford Series, It Couldnt Happen to Me by Paul Langan and Anne Schraff

    29. Tears of a Tiger, Forged by Fire, Darkness Before Dawn, Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

    30. The First Part Last, Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson

    31. If Holden Caulfield had a Mohawk or wore skinny jeans and dyed his hair black

    32. Gingerbread, Nick & Norahs Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn (N/N with David Levithan)

    33. Candy, Martyn Pig, Lucas* by Kevin Brooks

    34. King Dork by Frank Portman

    35. Fat Kid Rules the World, Saint Iggy* by K.L. Going

    36. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga

    37. Sports CAN be a metaphor for life

    38. Runner, High Heat, Night Hoops* by Carl Deuker

    39. The Contender, The Brave*, by Robert Lipsyte

    40. Hoops, Slam, (not about sports but still awesome Scorpions, Fallen Angels, 142nd Street, Street Love, Autobiography of My Dead Brother ) by Walter Dean Myers

    41. Black and White by Paul Volponi

    42. Athletic Shorts, Chinese Handcuffs, Stotan!, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Deadline by Chris Crutcher

    43. Mental health / abuse recovery Child suffers from chemical, emotional or physical abuse Child suffers from depression or other mental illness Often problem novels Should teach a positive lesson and not just wallow in the problem (why I have never read A Child Called It)

    44. Bottled Up by Jaye Murray

    45. Crank, Burned*, Impulse*, Glass* by Ellen Hopkins

    46. Hero by S.L. Rottman

    47. Inexcusable, Who the Man by Chris Lynch

    48. Cut, Sold by Patricia McCormick

    49. Man, and I thought I had issues

    50. Stuck in Neutral, Inside Out, Cruise Control * by Terry Trueman

    51. Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde

    52. TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY by Jay Asher

    53. I Am the Cheese, The Chocolate War, We All Fall Down, The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier

    54. Shattering Glass, What Happened to Cass McBride*, Dead Girls Dont Write Letters by Gail Giles

    55. Sweetness, sugar, S-trogen

    56. Speak, Catalyst, Prom*, Twisted* by Laurie Halse Anderson

    57. The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book by E. Lockhart

    58. Just Listen , Dreamland*, The Truth About Forever*, Lock and Key*, That Summer*, Someone Like You* by Sarah Dessen

    59. One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies, What my Mother Doesnt Know, Stop Pretending by Sonia Sones

    60. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

    61. Places To Get Book Recommendations Online lists from associations Awards lists Amazon (people who bought this also bought) Shelves in major book stores Students and teachers Media specialists Blogs Books about reading

    62. Assigning vs. recommending (best defense is a good offense ) Watch out for problem areas manga, graphic novels, Sister Souljah, EJD Speech to kids about choosing appropriate books Make it voluntary Tell kids it is their responsibility not to read something their parents would be upset with Letter to parents

    63. If there is a problem (procedures ) Inform principal IMMEDIATELY A Students Right to Read - http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/cens/107616.htm SDHC media handbook - http://lms.mysdhc.org/handbook/material%20selections#challenged

    64. Florida Teens Read http://www.floridamedia.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=62 http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/announce/teenreads.html Bookmarks and stuff - ] http://www.floridamedia.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=63

    65. All the lists http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm Best Books for Young Adults http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.cfm Michael L. Printz Award - http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm

    66. Blogs and other cool book sites Teri Lessesne - http://professornana.livejournal.com/ YA Author Websites: http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/teen/authors.htm http://readingrants.org/ http://www.teenreads.com/ http://librarything.com http://bookcrossing.com

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