Reaching Reluctant Young Readers features 150 middle-grade books. Each profiled title has the potential to hook the reluctant reader and lure them to read the e

Marilyn Reynolds has brought many disaffected, school-hostile, and wholly unmotivated students into the ranks of lifelong readers. In this concise, practical bo

More than simply a vital collection development tool, this book can help librarians help young adults grow into the kind of independent readers and thinkers who

'I hate reading!' is a statement that librarians and teachers frequently hear from young adults. In this book, the author addresses the issue of aliteracy - whe

An African-American child resents and then misses a little foster brother. One day my momma told me, "You know you're gonna have a little friend come stay with