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From: Mary Anne Reno <mreno>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:16:01 -0500
I just finished reading _Monster_ by Walter Dean Myers for a __Teaching Adolescent Reading course. I enjoyed the subject matter and it was a quick read - but doesn't quite have you on the edge of your seat until the very end. The narration is done as though the author were writing a screenplay, and the camera angles and cues can be distracting, but a good read overall.
Patrick Jones wrote:
> Here is my annual list of books which appeared on BOTH the YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults List and the Quick Picks list. Per usual, there was no overlap in nonfiction and just a small group of titles that impressed the BBYA team for their literary quality and the QP team for their readability. While no official YALSA honor comes to this small group of books, its a real achievement to get on one of this lists, let alone two. Many authors would like to have nailed down a place on either -
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> Booth, Coe. Tyrell. 2006. Scholastic/PUSH, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-439-83879-7; ISBN-13, 9780439838795).
> Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. 2006. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, $16.95. (ISBN-10, 0-375-83531-8; ISBN-13, 9780375835315).
> Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? 2006. Little, Brown, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-316-16638-3; ISBN-13, 9780316166386).
> McCormick, Patricia. Sold. 2006. Hyperion, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-7868-5171-6; ISBN-13, 9780786851713).
> Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love. 2006. HarperCollins/Amistad/HarperTempest, $15. (ISBN-10, 0-06-028079-4; ISBN-13, 9780060280796).
> Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. 2006. Penguin Group USA/Viking, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-670-06069-0; ISBN-13, 9780670060696).
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> Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Skin. 2006. Simon & Schuster/ Margaret K. McElderry Books, $16.95. (ISBN-10, 1-4169-0655-X; ISBN-13, 9781416906551).
> For a retrospective list of these two list titles, please email me directly (nailed2006 at yahoo.com)
>
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> Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. 2006. Penguin Group USA/Dial, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-8037-3001-2; ISBN-13, 9780803730014).
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> Get nailed April 2006 _at_ http://www.connectingya.com/nailed2006.htm
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Received on Wed 24 Jan 2007 11:16:01 AM CST
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:16:01 -0500
I just finished reading _Monster_ by Walter Dean Myers for a __Teaching Adolescent Reading course. I enjoyed the subject matter and it was a quick read - but doesn't quite have you on the edge of your seat until the very end. The narration is done as though the author were writing a screenplay, and the camera angles and cues can be distracting, but a good read overall.
Patrick Jones wrote:
> Here is my annual list of books which appeared on BOTH the YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults List and the Quick Picks list. Per usual, there was no overlap in nonfiction and just a small group of titles that impressed the BBYA team for their literary quality and the QP team for their readability. While no official YALSA honor comes to this small group of books, its a real achievement to get on one of this lists, let alone two. Many authors would like to have nailed down a place on either -
>
> Booth, Coe. Tyrell. 2006. Scholastic/PUSH, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-439-83879-7; ISBN-13, 9780439838795).
> Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. 2006. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf, $16.95. (ISBN-10, 0-375-83531-8; ISBN-13, 9780375835315).
> Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? 2006. Little, Brown, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-316-16638-3; ISBN-13, 9780316166386).
> McCormick, Patricia. Sold. 2006. Hyperion, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-7868-5171-6; ISBN-13, 9780786851713).
> Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love. 2006. HarperCollins/Amistad/HarperTempest, $15. (ISBN-10, 0-06-028079-4; ISBN-13, 9780060280796).
> Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. 2006. Penguin Group USA/Viking, $15.99. (ISBN-10, 0-670-06069-0; ISBN-13, 9780670060696).
>
> Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Skin. 2006. Simon & Schuster/ Margaret K. McElderry Books, $16.95. (ISBN-10, 1-4169-0655-X; ISBN-13, 9781416906551).
> For a retrospective list of these two list titles, please email me directly (nailed2006 at yahoo.com)
>
>
> Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. 2006. Penguin Group USA/Dial, $16.99. (ISBN-10, 0-8037-3001-2; ISBN-13, 9780803730014).
>
>
>
> Get nailed April 2006 _at_ http://www.connectingya.com/nailed2006.htm
>
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> Don't pick lemons.
> See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.
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