Raisin Rodriguez & the Big-Time Smooch


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In the sequel to The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez, Raisin is blogging away about her latest challenges, with one at the top of the list—Raisin is thirteen years old and has never been kissed! Raisin’s determined to change that, hopefully with the help of adorable, mysterious, cinnamon-scented CJ Mullen.




Teaching Young Adult Literature Today


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Teaching Young Adult Literature Today introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. More importantly, literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great reads--smart, insightful, and engaging books that are specifically written for adolescents. Hayn, Kaplan, and their contributors address a wide range of topics: how to avoid common obstacles to using YAL; selecting quality YAL for classrooms while balancing these with curriculum requirements; engaging disenfranchised readers; pairing YAL with technology as an innovative way to teach curriculum standards across all content areas. Contributors also discuss more theoretical subjects, such as the absence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young adult literature in secondary classrooms; and contemporary YAL that responds to the changing expectations of digital generation readers who want to blur the boundaries between page and screen.




The Ultimate Teen Book Guide


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Covering such genres as fantasy, horror, chick lit, graphic novels, sci-fi, and mystery, an all-encompassing, must-have resource profiles more than 700 of the best books for teens, from the classics to the latest bestsellers. Simultaneous.




Teen Chick Lit


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A guide to teen chick lit for school and public librarians. Categorizes and describes more than 500 titles in 6 subgenres. Includes age recommendations, book awards, media connections, keywords, and an annotation.




School Library Journal


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Will the Real Raisin Rodriguez Please Stand Up?


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It’s winter break, and Raisin’s heading back home to Berkeley, California, where—for a twist—she’s blogging to her new Philly friends about the visit with her dad and old friends Pia and Claudia. Raisin can’t wait to pick up where she left off, but she’s in for a rude awakening. First there’s her dad’s new girlfriend, Angelique, who came out of nowhere. Worse—who’s the new girl Pia and Claudia are suddenly doing everything with? It’s like Raisin doesn’t even belong in her old life anymore . . . but maybe she’s finally ready to see that the new one isn’t so bad?




The Publishers Weekly


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Children's Book Review Index


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Book Review Index


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Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.







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