<p>Finding well-written and engaging material for teens with substandard reading ability can be a challenge. This handbook is designed to help, describing more than 500 of the best new titles for reluctant teen readers and serving as a wonderful readers' advisory and collection development tool. The book is completely new and reorganized since its previous edition and is divided into two major sections. The first offers a core collection of fiction and nonfiction high/low titles, organized into broad topical areas that appeal to teens, such as careers, exploration, sports, disasters, and teen cultures. The second part presents mainstream YA books and magazines that can be used to build and supplement the core collection. Web sites and graphic novels have been included in addition to the totally new selection of titles. Grades 6-12</p>

High/Low Handbook: Best Books and Web Sites for Reluctant Teen Readers (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference)

Computers & Technology

LiBretto, Ellen V.

BARR, CATHERINE

Computer Science

Libraries Unlimited

Describes the 1904 fire that destroyed the General Slocum and killed more than one thousand people, examining the causes, reactions of passengers, crew, and spectators, and aftermath of the disaster.

The General Slocum Ferryboat Fire of 1904 (Tragic Fires Throughout History)

History

Rosen Central

<p>High/Low Handbook helps you understand―and satisfy―the needs of disabled (below fourth-grade reading level) or reluctant (lacking in motivation) junior high and senior high readers. This practical resource guides you to a core collection of over 400 recommended books, magazines, software, and other nonprint materials. Incisive essays by practitioners and specialists in the field discuss such literacy efforts as reading with closed-captioned TV, using computers to capture reading attention, and the California Reading Initiative.</p>

High-Low Handbook: Encouraging Literacy in the 1990s

Teen & Young Adult

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