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Walking the Line 2: Young Adult Literature in the Middle School

Walking the Line 2: Young Adult Literature in the Middle School. Candi Pierce Garry Teacher Librarian Wilson Middle School Hamilton City School District. About the Handouts…. Walking the Line Booklist PowerPoint Slides Recommended SSR Booklist.

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Walking the Line 2: Young Adult Literature in the Middle School

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  1. Walking the Line 2:Young Adult Literaturein the Middle School Candi Pierce Garry Teacher Librarian Wilson Middle School Hamilton City School District

  2. About the Handouts… • Walking the Line Booklist • PowerPoint Slides • Recommended SSR Booklist

  3. My Favorite Resouces for Young Adult Selection and Review • Amazon.com and/or Barnesandnoble.com • OELMA Listserv! • My own gut feeling

  4. Students in Middle School • Grades 5 – 8, ages 10 - 15 • Wide range of social/emotional/physical/ academic development • Wide range of interests and ability • Enjoy books with high school characters • Girls, especially, tend to enjoy “issue” books

  5. Young Adult Literature • Targeted toward teenagers • Most characters are high school age • Many are issue novels: teen pregnancy, drug use, homosexuality, dating violence, abuse, rebellion, etc. • Profanity is common.

  6. So Why YA in Middle School? • High appeal to students – they ask for them by title! • Students relate to the books • Many have very positive, very hopeful messages that speak directly to their lives • From a formerly nonreader student: “This book changed my life.”

  7. Potential Controversial Topics • Profanity • Sexual Content • Teen Pregnancy/Teen Parenting • Homosexuality • Domestic Violence • Other Types of Violence • Suicide • Drug Use • Rebellion • Mature Concepts

  8. Profanity • Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime • Blood and Chocolate • Fallen Angels • Honey, Baby, Sweetheart • Side Effects

  9. Sexual Content • Repossessed • Forever in Blue • What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know • A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl • Speak • Forever • Cupcake

  10. Teen Pregnancy/Teen Parenting • Imani All Mine • The First Part Last • November Blues • Gingerbread • Hanging on to Max • Too Soon for Jeff • Detour for Emmy

  11. Homosexuality • Geography Club • Annie on My Mind • Boy Meets Boy • Crush • Alice on the Outside • one of those hideous books where the mother dies • The Bermudez Triangle

  12. Domestic Violence • Baby Help • Breathing Underwater • Things Change • Faultline • Hidden Roots • The Color Purple

  13. Other Types of Violence • End Game • Nineteen Minutes • Copper Sun • Party Girl • Fade to Black • Splintering

  14. Suicide • The Death of Jayson Porter • 13 Reasons Why • Aimee: A Novel • The Pact: A Love Story • The Hemingway Effect • High Heat • About David

  15. Drug Use • Bottled Up • Fat Kid Rules the World • Gym Candy

  16. Rebellion • Harmless • Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature • Godless • Rash • Bar Code Tattoo

  17. Mature Concepts • Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party • The Kite Runner • Catalyst • America • My Sister’s Keeper

  18. Thank you for coming! Candi Pierce Garry, NBCT candi_pierce@fc.hamilton-city.k12.oh.us

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