Njla ra presentation2

Presenters: Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, New Jersey State Library and Elizabeth Burns, Youth Services

Consultant, Talking Book and Braille Center

Good Reads: Reader’s Advisory for

Youth Services Providers

Thank You, Tamara!

• Based on a presentation by Tamara Richman, Youth Services Librarian, Mary Jacobs Library

• What is Reader’s Advisory?• New Books• Favorite Titles• Your opinion!

Classic Reader’s Advisory

• Subject• Reading level• Genre• Writing style• Characterization

Classic RA, Cont.

• Plot elements• Storyline• Pace• Tone• Frame• Setting

What Makes an Ultimate Reader’s Advisor

• Read!• Listen• Enthusiasm• Knowledge• Persistence• Don’t Panic!

Great Sources• Novelist• All Together Now Reading Lists, atn-reading-

lists.wikispaces.com/Read+Alikes • BookHive at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library,

www.cmlibrary.org/bookhive/books/ • St. Charles Library,

http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/ys/good_reads.htm

ATN (All Together Now) Reading Lists

BookHive at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

St. Charles Public Library

Blogs!

• 100 Scope Notes, http://100scopenotes.com/• Guys Lit Wire,

http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com/ • The Book Smugglers,

http://thebooksmugglers.com/ • STACKED, http://www.stackedbooks.org/

100 Scope Notes

Guys Lit Wire

The Book Smugglers

Stacked

Review Journal Blogs

• School Library Journal, www.schoollibraryjournal.com

• Booklist, www.booklistonline.com/blogs • Kirkus, https://www.kirkusreviews.com/blog/ • The Horn Book,

www.hbook.com/category/blogs/

School Library Journal

Book List

The Horn Book

Kirkus

The Conversation

• Dialogue• Acknowledge• Age/Grade• More Info

• Sell! Sell! Sell!

Some New Books….

• Game of Thrones/Fantasy?– Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta. Candlewick

Press 2012 (Teen) • Bad Family Members

– I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga. Little, Brown 2012 (Teen)• Ghost Story

– Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake. Tor Teen. 2011 (Teen)

– Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough. Candlewick Press. 2012 (Teen)

• Mystery with History– The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman. Knopf

2012 (Teen) • Backpacking Central America

– Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard. Delacorte Press 2012 (Teen)• Dystopia

– Pure by Julianna Baggott. Hachette Book Group. 2012 (Adult)• Flesh Eating Bacteria

– Catch & Release by Blythe Woolston. Carolrhoda Lab 2012 (Teen)

• Historical Fiction– The FitzOsbornes in Exile, the Montmaray Journals, Book II

by Michelle Cooper. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 2011 (Teen)

– Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Hyperion. 2012 (Teen)

• Teen Spies– Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter. Disney Hyperion

Books. 2012 (Teen)• Becoming an artist

– Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand. Viking. 2012 (Teen)

Wimpy Kid Appeal

• Hybrid graphic novel/chapter book format

• Authentic voice and look• Fast moving• Funny• School Theme

My Weird School by Dan Gutman

• Ages 6+• Series• School Stories• Appeals to both

boys and girls• Authentic Voice• Funny

School! Adventures at the Harvey N. Trouble Elementary School

by Kate McMullan

• Ages 6+• Hybrid Format• Appeals to both

boys and girls• Lots of Word Play

and Crazy Name a la My Weird School

My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian

• Ages 8+• Cool, Clever Cartoons

Ellie McDoodle by Ruth McNally Barshaw

• Ages 8+• Series• Girl Appeal• Hybrid

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

• Ages 8+• Hybrid Format• School Social Dynamics• Mystery• Sequels: Darth Paper

Strikes Back and The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee

The Popularity Papers : Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow

• Ages 8+• Popularity Papers

Series• Girl Appeal• Hybrid

If You Liked… The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Beasts and Monstersby Anthony Horowitz

• Ages 8+• Legends Series• Short, Action

Packed Stories

The Call by Michael Grant

• Ages 8+• The Magnificent

12 Series• Funny• Fast Paced Action

The Shadow Thievesby Anne Ursu

• Ages 9+• Cronus Chronicles

Series• Funny and

Irreverent• Fast Paced Action

Adventure

Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

• Grades 4+• Norse Mythology• Major Boy Appeal with

battles and bodily humor

I am Number Four by Pitacus Lore

• Grades 5+• Lorien Legacies

Series• Movie • Sequels: The Power

of Six and The Rise of Nine

Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

• Heavily Illustrated• Broken into short stories

about each of the major and minor gods

Michael Townsend's Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders by Michael Townsend

• Graphic Novel Format• Funny• Action Packed• Also try the Myth-o-Mania

series by Kate McMullan

If You Liked….

Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Lenore Look

• Ages 6+• Series• Authentic Voice• Realistic Fiction• Illustrated

Sassy: Little Sister is NOT my Name by Sharon Draper

• Ages 7+• Series• Authentic Voice• Realistic Fiction• Loving African-

American Family

Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper

• Ages 7+• Series• Authentic Voice• Realistic Fiction• Empathy• Illustrated

Katherine the Almost Great Uses her Common Cents by Lisa Mullarkey

• Ages 7+• Series• Girl and Boy Appeal• Short and Sweet

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls by Meg Cabot

• Ages 8+• Series• For Girls Entering the

Tween Years

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass

• Ages 8+• Astronomy• Coming of Age• Try her other titles:

Eleven, Finally

If You Liked…

A To Z Mysteriesby Rob Roy

The Buddy Files by Dori Hillestad Butler

• Ages 6+• Series• Great for animal lovers

We the Children by Andrew Clements

• Ages 7+• Benjamin Pratt & the

Keepers of the School Series

Saxby Smart: Private Detective by Simon Chesire

• Ages 8+• Series• Reminiscent of

Encyclopedia Brown

The 100-Year-Old Secretby Tracy Barrett

• Ages 8+• The Sherlock Files

Series

The Brixton Brothers by Mac Barnett

• Ages 8+• Series• Funny

The Door to Time by Pierdomenico Baccalario

• Ages 8+• Ulysses Moore Series• “Magic Tree House on

Steroids”• Riddles and Codes• Cliffhanger Ending

If You Liked…

Matt Christopher Books

Jake Maddox

• Ages 7+• Series• Covers Huge Variety of

Sports

Kickers and Winning Season by Rich Wallace

• Ages 7+• Series• Soccer• Co-Ed

• Ages 8+• Series• Football

Gym Shorts by Betty Hicks

• Ages 7+• Series• Covers Array of Sports

Football Hero by Tim Green

• Ages 8+• Series• Check out all of Tim

Green’s Sports Books

Beyond Lucky by Sarah Aronson

• Ages 8+• Lots of Soccer!• Rare Focus on a Jewish

Protagonist

Comeback Kids by Mike Lupica

• Ages 8+• Series• Variety of Sports• Also try Batboy and The

Million Dollar Throw

If You Liked…

the Septimus Heap Series by Angie Sage

The Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott

• Ages 7+• Series• Introduction to High

Fantasy

Keyholders by Debbie Dadie

• Ages 7+• Series• Boy and Girl Appeal• Animal Lovers Appeal

A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull

• Ages 8+• Series• Good for Harry Potter

Fans• Long Action Driven

Fantasy

Tuesdays at the Castleby Jessica Day George

• Ages 8+• Girl Appeal• Magical Castle

Merlin’s Dragon by T.A. Barron

• Ages 9+• Series• Merlin and his World• Animal Focused

The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

• Ages 8+• The Hunger Games

Meets Harry Potter!• Dystopian Fiction for the

younger set• Magical Battles

If You Like

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

• Beyond the grave• Letting go• Gentle romance• Also try Zevin’s other

books.

Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr

• Alcoholism• Child Abduction• Belief in God• Extra-marital Affair

Dairy Queen: A Novelby Catherine Gilbert Murdock

• Transformation with a twist

• Great rural setting• Reminiscent of

Richard Peck but with a modern feel

• Series

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson

• Series• Fun!• Conflicted Romance

If You Liked…

http://youtu.be/gmKzwqQTqPw

Twilight Appeal

• Is it really about vampires?• Enduring Love• Transformation• Tons of Teenage Angst!

Wings by Aprilynne Pike

• Fairies• Torn between

Normal and Paranormal

• Series

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

• Wicked Lovely Series• Fairies evil vs good• Sexual Tension• Unique Ending

Fallen by Lauren Kate

• Series• Eternal Love• Past Lives• Fallen Angels

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

• Mortal Instruments Series

• Rich, well detailed fantasy world a la HP

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

• Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy• Werewolves ‘Я Us• Alternating points of view• 2 sets of lovers in trilogy

Thank you!

Your Steps to Becoming an Ultimate Reader’s Advisor• Read, read, read• Identify at least 2-3 books in each major genre or “read-alike”

category that you would feel comfortable personally recommending to a patron. Try to make these titles that are often available.

• If possible, take your time talking to a child when they ask for a suggestion, remember to listen not just react.

HAVE FUN!