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"The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. "

consider reading the reviews to determine if these books are suitable for your high school library

But Hope got involved in a dangerous, all-too-typical teen game. In June, at the end of her seventh-grade year at Beth Shields Middle School, she sent a picture of her exposed breasts to a boy she liked. This post deals with the tragic consequences of the actions taken by peers, parents and the school

Wow, what a powerful post. Thanks for sharing this.

On December 30, 2010, Amazon.com finally enabled users to share Kindle ebooks with each other. Learn how to lend a Kindle book to another Kindle owner.

listen and read along with these National Geographic articles for young readers.

these would make a great addition to primary web pages - have a listen to some of the issues

some great reviews

Great photos of school library displays - all grades

A webquest created in Jogtheweb - very cool - good links, etc.

Welcome to our online Electricity theme! It is based on the Provincial Science and Technology Document for Ontario Teachers of Grade 6, and is classified under the strand, "Energy and Control". The following resource has been developed for both teachers and students. It is our intention that these resources will also appeal to schools around the world!

my favourite book blog for young adults

Freedom to Read week is in February but it well worth checking out their poster gallery - 25 great posters to use whenever!

great book recaps from students at Hafford School

This b&w GN may be ABOUT a fifth grader, but it's so not FOR a fifth grade reader. It's for my middle and high school peeps who struggle against the giants of loneliness, fear, insecurity and pain everyday and don't feel like they have anyone who will stand by their side and raise a sword.

The Complete National Geographic on 6 DVD-ROMs - worth replacing those many individual issues on library shelves?

"This comprehensive resource will tell you everything you need to know about plagiarism, from the basic facts to free detection tools to preventing it in both the physical and online classroom. "

Inspirational!! created and performed by Ocoee Middle School

[the YA books in my libraryare] all appropriately reviewed, of course, and many of them are award winners, some several times over-but when it comes to content, they don't pull any punches. So it shouldn't really come as a surprise that I recently got my first book complaint. As librarians, we tend to talk a lot about intellectual freedom and defending our teens' right to read whatever they want. But when push comes to shove, how do we really respond to book challenges in the heat of the moment?

I feel lucky that I have not had to defend a book. I hope I would listen to the parent's concerns, arrange a time to respond to that concern, check our division policy again, do some reviews, and then respond. I try to read all the books of an older nature for a K-8 library, so I know the content. In some cases I've sent books on the Jen at NBCHS, because they are to mature for our students, but are still great books. I know I should spend more time researching the books before I buy them, but sometimes I am buying them based on a student's recommendation.

2009 Top ten challenged books

"check out one of these six websites that offer information on the sciences."

it may be useful to post each of these sites on the library web page individually - senior high sciences

Displays made by the library staff at NBCHS

OK - this is just the coolest site - a collection of essays by authors about how they came up with their big ideas... mostly science and sicence fiction - no wonder as the blog author is a Creative Consultant on Stargate Universe.