March 7-13
2010
Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association and is aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults.Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association and is aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults.
Grades 9 - 12
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Little Brown, 2006.
(Native American, Amer. Indian Library Assn. Award, National Book Award)
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Simon, 2008. (African-American,
Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction)
Good Enough by Paula Yoo. HarperCollins, 2008. (Korean-American,
Asian Pacifi c Library Assn.Honorable Mention Award)
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen. Penguin, 2008.
(Tourettes Syndrome, Schneider Award)
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom
by Margarita Engle. Holt, 2008. (Latino, Americas Award, Pura Belpre Award)
Links:
- San Jose Public Library Teen Web
- Advanced Placement reading List
- Teenreads.com
- Yalsa Teens Top Ten
- California Reading Lists
- California Reading Lists (parents guide)
- Bookspot
Books:
- The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Teens by Nancy J. Keane
