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Record Nr.

UNINA9910533132403321

Autore

Sullivan Michael <1967 Aug. 30->

Titolo

Serving boys through readers' advisory [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2010

ISBN

0-8389-9015-0

1-283-14796-3

9786613147967

0-8389-9014-2

0-8389-9748-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

ALA readers' advisory series

Disciplina

028.5/5

Soggetti

Boys - Books and reading - United States

Teenage boys - Books and reading - United States

Reading - Sex differences - United States

Readers' advisory services - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why boys are different -- What is boys lit? -- The readers' advisory interview -- Special circumstances -- Booktalking for boys -- Booktalks for elementary school boys -- Booktalks for middle school boys -- Booktalks for high school boys -- Indirect readers' advisory -- Book lists for boys : nonfiction -- Book lists for boys : humor -- Book lists for boys : fantasy -- Book lists for boys : science fiction -- Book lists for boys : gothic horror -- Book lists for boys : mystery and adventure -- Book lists for boys : sports -- Book lists for boys : visual storytelling -- Book lists for boys : historical fiction -- Book lists for boys : realistic fiction -- Classic retellings -- Great authors for boys -- Read-alikes -- If your first thought is--.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on more than twenty years' experience working to get boys interested in reading, Michael Sullivan now offers his first readers' advisory volume.