High Interest--Easy Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Senior High School ...

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Phelan, Patricia, Ed.
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High Interest--Easy Reading: An Annotated Booklist
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for Middle School and Senior High School. Seventh
Edition. NCTE Bibliography Series.
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana,
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*Adolescent Literature; Annotated Bibliographies;
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Athletics; Biographies; Family Life; Folk Culture;
Friendship; *High Interest Loh Vocabulary Books;
Middle Schools; Poetry; *Reading Interests; Reading
Materials; *Recreational Reading; Secondary
Education
Historical Fiction
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ABSTRACT
Serving as a resource for students, teachers,
librarians, and parents, this seventh edition of the National Council
of Teachers of English's bestselling booklist for adolescent readers
contains over 300 concise annotations. A group of teachers looking
specifically for high interest books chose the titles from hundreds
published in 1993 and 1994. The titles in the booklist are organized
into 19 categories: Adventure; The Animal World; Biography; Dealing
with Death; Family Life; Fantasy; Folklore and Legends; Friendship;
Growing Up; Historical Fiction; History; How-to Books; Issues of Our
Time; Mystery; Poetry; Science; Society; Zports; and Supernatural. An
appendix of award-winning books and a directory of publishers are
attached.
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NCI E Editorial Board: Pat Cordiero, Colette Daiute, Hazel Davis. Bobbi Fisher,
Brenda Greene, Richard Luckert. Aileen Pace Nilsen, Jerrie Cobb Scott, Karen Smith.
chair, e.s offiew. Dawn Boyer. ev officio
NCTE Committee to Revise High InterestEasy Reading
Patricia Phelan. University of San Diego. chair
Judy Beckman, Univer .ty of Northern Iowa
Anne M. Bingley, Vista High School. Vista, California
Sharon Boyette. Bell Junior High School. San Diego. California
Meilean Chan, San Diego Unified School District, California
Cynthia Hedges. Point Loma High Schotil. San Diego. California
Carol Jago. Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California
Brady Kelso. Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego. California
Made Ion McGos% an. Grossmont High School District. El Cajon. California
Susan Thompson. Crawford High School. San Diego. California
Christine Wells. El Capitan High School, Lakeside, California
Charlene Williams, Slater Elementary School. Fresno. California
Claudia Williams. Jackson-01in High School. Birmingham. Alabama
Warren Williams. Chula Vista Junior High Schokil. Chula Vista, California
Daw it Boy cr. NCTE staff liaison
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High Interest
Easy Reading
An Annotated Book list for Middle School
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Patricia Phelan, Editor,
and the Committee to Revise
High InterestEasy Reading
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About the NCTE
Bibliography Series
proud to he part of a process
The National Council of Teachers of English is
who knows literature and
that we feel is important. It begins when an educator
NCTE Executise Committee
its value to students and teachers is chosen by the
works with teachers and librarians who
to he a hooklist editor. That editor then
of new trade boiks sent to them by pub-
rev iew. select, and annotate hundreds
four years. But be-
lishers. It's a complicated process. one that can last three or
belief in the need to let others know about
cause of their dedication and strong
volunteer their time in a
the good literature that's available, these professionals
all of us. The members of the committee
way that serves as an inspiration to
and we are grate-
that compiled this volume are listed on one of the first pages.
ful for their hard work.
each focused on a par-
In our bibliography series are live different hooklists.
Athvnturing with Books (pre-
ticular audience, each updated regularly. These are
literature. grades K through
K through grade 6). Kaleidoscope (multicultural
JOr Km (senior high), and
8). lino. Reading (middle school/junior high). Books
high reluctant read-
High InterestEasy Reading (middle school, junior/senior
of the most recent children's and
ers). Together. these volumes list thousands
the works included cover a sv ide range of
young adult trade books. Although
they're good hooks that students
topics. they all have one thing in common:
and teachers alike enjoy.
inclu-
Of course, no single book is right for es ery one or every purpose. so
from NCTE. However. it
sion in this booklist is not necessarily an endorsement
the hooklist committee feel
does indicate that the professionals who make up
and students' attention, whether
that the work in question is worthy of teachers'
other hand, exclusion from an
for its intormatise or aesthetic qualities. On the
quality of a gis en hook or
NCTE hooklist is not necessarily a judgment on the
of certain hooks, publisher
publisher. Many factorsspace. time. availability
participationmay' influence the final shape of the list.
in discovering new
We hope that you will find this hooklist a useful resource
the other hooklists in the
titles and authors, and we hope that you will collect
and learning of En-
NCTE series. Our mission is to help improve the teaching
of our hooklists contributes
glish and the language arts, and V% e feel the quality
substantially toward that goal. We think y ou w ill agree.
Dawn Boyer
Publications
Director ot Acquisitions and Des elopment in
National Council of Teacheis of English
Contents
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Mlle to the Reader
Adventure
I.
4
2. The Animal World
3. Biography
16
4. Dealing with Death
20
5. Family Life
24
6. Fantasy
29
Folklore and Legends
7.
32
Friendship
8.
36
9. Growing Up
41
Historical Fiction
10.
45
History
.
1
55
P. Flow-to Books
58
Issues of Our Time
13.
65
14. Mystery
68
15. Poetry
70
16. Science
78
17. Society
83
18. Sports
88
19. Supernatural
91
Appendit: Award-Winning Boak.s
99
Direr wry of
Pub/Wier%
103
eluthar Inde.t
106
Subject bulev
111
rifle
Index
115
Editor
Note to the Reader
Reading brings
Reading for pleasure results in both enjoyment and success.
places you have nes er
enjoy mem by allowing you to think about new ideas, go
fascnating people.
been, consider problems from a different perspective. meet
live in a different
have adventures where vou are always the vs inner, and even
in a subtle way; the n;ore you read.
time and place. Reading also brings success
writii,g style. spe!ling, and
the more improvement you will discover in your
This success ewes v, nh no conscious
grammar skills, and in your vocabulary.
hat you enjoy will
effort, no assignments or book reports, because just reading w
pleasure and success
have these results for you. The more von read, the more
you will achieve.
read in their spare
A recent surv ey of teenagers ( Mellon 1990) show s they
One young man said.
time for two main reasons: entertainment and information.
know what's going
"I like reading science fiction and mystery. because you never
helps you to solve
..
other places .
to happen." Some said reading "takes you to
read for infor-
makes you feel better when you are sad." Others
problems .
. .
mation when they are interested in satisfying their curiosity'.
of friends Vs. hen choos-
Many. teenage readers rely on the recommendations
High hilere.si
ing what books to read. In addition to your friends. you can use
Here are books. both
Reatibil: as a reference to find good hooks to read.
bIS
1994. Publishers sent
fiction and nonfiction, published in the years 1993 and
high interest to teen readers.
books to our committee, and we selected books of
members, who then wrote a short
Each book was read by two or more committee
hundred tities into
annotation describing the hook. We have arrairted these three
theme, such as "Adventure."
nineteen chapters, each indicating a central idea or
The chapter titled "Iues of
"Dealing with Death." "Sports." and "Science."
subjects as violence,
Our Time" includes hooks that consider such Lontroversial
"Fantasy" and "My stery.- books
bigotry. and child abuse. You w ill also lind
lhout famous people. "How -to Books," and many more.
by the author's name
Within each chapter. entries are arranged alphabetically
books listing no author) and also include the title,
( or by. title in the few cases of
International Standard Book Num-
the publisher and year of publication. and the
publisher. A brief annotation
ber (ISBN ), to use when ordering a hook from the
the main topic of the hook
tells you about the main character and plot, or about
listing of any national awards
if it is nonfiction. Following each annotation is a
companion books you might
that the book has won. In some cases we suggest
subject or language is especially.
enjoy if you like a particular book. Where the
of the annotation we also identify
mature. 1, e indicate this. At the end
of other
hoe,ks that add to our understanding and appreciation
multi(
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9
Note to
Reader
aw
cultural traditions. such as African American. Asian American, Hispanic Ameri-
can. and Native American traditions.
At the end of the book are three indexes to help you find the books you want.
Find the author you like in the Author Index. If you know only the title, try the
Title Index. If you are searching for books on a particular topicsuch as Chi-
nese Americans. the Civil War, physical disabilities, space travel and explora-
tion. werewolvesuse the Subject Index. Each book in the booklist has been
assigned an annotation number: the three indexes list books by this number. A
Directory of Publishers lists ordering addresses for all the publishers of books
in this volume. We also include an appendix of award-w.nning books.
Our committee of reviewers has chosen books that we hope you will enjoy
reading. If you like a book, say so. Write to the author in care of the publisher's
editorial office listed in the Directory of Publishers. Publishers and authors are
honored to know how you feel about their work. Include your return address.
or perhaps a stamped. self-addressed envelope: you may even receive a reply.
Our goal is to provide a useful reference for you to use in finding books that
bring you enjoyment. We know that reading for pleasure also expands your think-
ing and improves your writing, an added benefit to enjoyment. So choose a topic
or an author you like and skim the annotations, then relax and enjoy a new book.
Reference
NIellon. Omstance A. 1990 "Leisure Reading Choiccs of Rural Teens." Schoe,/ / i/min
()mined% (Summer):
221- 24.