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"as kids get older and go to school, reading can be seen as work rather than fun -- and kids, especially teens, may stop reading for pleasure. Here are nine ways to get teens reading, either again or for the first time."

"YALSA's Teen Book Finder is a free online database and app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access nearly 4,000 titles recognized YALSA's awards and lists on their smartphone."

"Cultivating a space in the library that teens can activate and own sends teens a strong signal they are valued and welcome. "

"Genres for young fiction, and in particular YA fiction (young adult, also known as youth or juvenile fiction), span most of those covered by adult fiction. What distinguishes them from adult fiction is that the main characters are usually children or teens dealing with teen issues."

"Started as a way to motivate teens to read, Free Comic Book Day @ the Library has become a favorite among students, teachers, and other staff members at our school. One of the most frustrating parts of being a high school librarian is seeing how academic work interferes with teenagers' motivation to read for fun. "

"An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study across approximately 30 countries found that teens who said they most often read paper books scored considerably higher on a 2018 reading test taken by 15-year-olds compared to teens who said they rarely or never read books."

A PL session on the value of audiobooks for teens - covers growth in market, why they are popular, advantages and similarities with reading text. Examples are shared.

Colleen Pennell, of the Nerdy Book Club reflects on her teen daughters early disinterest in reading. "My guess is that many girl readers who are reluctant may not have been provided enough choice over what they read and/or have been fed a nonstop diet of leveled books since kindergarten. Moreover, little respect has been afforded to the multiple types of texts, both traditional and nontraditional, that girls consume. In this blog post, I reflect upon the reading lives of girls, especially those who are reluctant, and focus upon three avenues that can help all girls feel like a member of the literacy club."

Having students create trailers instead of giving traditional presentations opens up the modes and media students use to communicate. Students can use images, motion or special effects, a recorded soundtrack, and print text to share their thinking, their interpretations, and their critiques of the books they read. Garret and his peers call this "layered writing," as meaning comes through the mixing of multiple modes as opposed to through a single one.

Teen writer Alex Campbell on the rolling attraction of dystopia - still here, still big, despite predictions of its decline. Is it art imitating life that keeps it hot?

An annotated list of US titles. A splendid mix of fiction and nonfiction female-centered STEM books for children and teens, just in time for Women's History Month. The majority of these titles were selected for their dual-purpose qualities, as they not only explore and celebrate the rich legacy of female scientists and thinkers but also have the ability to introduce or rekindle a love for STEM subjects.

This article introduces some titles and looks at why the genre is of high interest to teens but is challenging for teachers and libraries to include. It considers the value and some teaching suggestions.

"A new report from Common Sense, The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 2019, helps us connect what we're observing in classrooms with larger trends. This nationally representative study on how kids age 8 to 18 use media highlights what kinds of access kids have to technology, what they're doing on those devices and how often, and how much they enjoy the various types of media activities they're engaged in. The report also compares how the data has changed since the first wave of the study in 2015."

Mirrors, Windows Doors (MWD) is ann online magazine whose aim is to draw attention to the riches of children's and YA books from across the world that highlight cultural and multi-cultural diversity. MWD promotes authenticity of voice, and writing that increases empathy through reading about different experiences within different cultural contexts - maybe next door, maybe across the globe - whilst tapping into a common bond of humanity and shared emotional response. MWD is a resource for librarians, teachers, parents and carers, as well as teens, who want to find out more about the kidlitosphere from a global perspective.

"When teens read a book of their choosing, they are more likely to engage with the text and internalize the concepts of the work. Even if they disagree with an author's or character's perspective, they can gain important insight into their own ideas by recognizing and reflecting upon thoughts that contrast with theirs.  "

"Nearly one in five Australian adults performs poorly in literacy, and this is due to giving up on reading for pleasure as teenagers. People who have basic literacy skills, but struggle with literacy, are known as aliterate. So how can we get teenagers to read for pleasure? What impact is technology having on literacy in adolescents? Dr Margaret Merga from Edith Cowan University has done extensive research in the area and she spoke to Geoff on Drive. "