Young Adult Literature
Young English teachers should first read a great volume of teenage literature.  Second, they should understand about the stages of adolescent reading.  And finally they should learn to present literature as a vision of life and not a mass of information experientially non-viable for the usual adolescent.  G. Robert Carlsen "Adolescent Literature"
Here are some great links about popular young adult novels.  Make sure to check out the rest of their pages while you're there.
The Giver - Lois Lowry
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Patterson
Night - Elie Wiesel
Lizard Music - D. Manus Pinkwater
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes - Chris Crutcher
She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb
Harris and Me - Gary Paulsen
Nothing But the Truth - Avi
The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred B. Taylor
Two lists I created during student teaching
Book List for English 9
Book List for English 11
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