Teen Reading Connections

Teens @ the Library Series

by Tom K. Reynolds

Sometimes books like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ghost World can help you make incredible connections with your teen patrons. This unique resource gives you proven strategies for linking teens and books, providing you with tips for using fiction, non-fiction, booktalks, book promotion, training, and online resources. Reynolds takes you to the next level with teens, showing you how to develop a Personal Reader's Advisory Strategy for YAs--by recognizing their reading habits and responding with programs and services tailored just for them. The interspersed 'Reading Scenes'--success stories, day-to-day accounts, and quick tips--cover cutting edge teen reading choices. Also included are:
- Tip-filled sections covering every genre and format: manga, teen realism, series books, graphic novels, sci-fi and fantasy, nonfiction, instructional titles, magazines, and more
- Suggestions for more effective booktalks, teen spaces, book displays, promotion, discussion groups, school programs, and technology applications.

149 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice overview of ways to connect teens with reading materials. Mentions landmark book titles in teen fiction and non-fiction. Also has sidebars with tips and ideas from YA librarians. I appreciated this resource mostly for its lists of other professional resources, including websites with reviews by teens.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has some great information even though it is a few years old. I found a lot of the information to be still relevant.