Teen Literacy Tips

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’d also love to hear what you have to say, so please feel free to comment on any post. Thanks for visiting!It was only a matter of time before Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became a reality. That [...]

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The Dangerous Book for Boys may cause a bruise or too, but Guys Write for Guys Read is a trip to the hospital waiting to happen. Where else can boys learn about peeing on electric fences, driving bikes off roofs, or vomiting with brothers?

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I had tears in my eyes, and I hadn’t even reached the end of the Prologue. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is one of the most moving books for teenagers (and adults) that I’ve read in a long, long time. It may be the best novel about the holocaust ever written. [...]

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How can literature teachers make reading come alive for boys? Why are boys lagging behind girls in their reading skills? I just finished reading a book that answers those questions and deserves to belong on the bookshelf of every teacher of adolescents.

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