[CALIBK12] Quick Picks Announcement - check out your colleagues' work

[Megan Fuller]

Fantastic work!  I envy your abilities.  It is nice to see California represented so well.  Congrats
Megan Fuller Aptos Junior High http://www.aptosjr.pvusd.net/library/ Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. -- Wernher von Braun 

From: jane at lofton.comTo: jmillam at pylusd.orgDate: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:02:36 -0800CC: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.eduSubject: Re: [CALIBK12] Quick Picks Announcement - check out your colleagues' workCongratulations Joy, Marie, and Heather, our dedicated CSLA members, for your incredible work coming up with great title suggestions for all of us! I'll definitely be culling your list for ideas for my students.




Jane Lofton
Teacher Librarian
Lindero Canyon Middle School
Agoura Hills, CA 
jane at lofton.com or jlofton at lvusd.org


On Jan 28, 2009, at 11:24 AM, Millam, Joy wrote:


Hi Everyone,Some of your CSLA colleagues are members of YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers Committee. They put in countless hours reading more than 180 books and attending conference meetings (at their own expense) and helped create a selection list specifically for reluctant readers.  I feel like we created a great diverse list that everyone can use to make sure every kind of kid has a book they can connect with personally. Be sure to congratulate Marie Slim (Troy High) and Heather Gruenthal (Western High/Orangeview Jr. High) on their participation. They represented California very well!The 2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers List is out- be sure to check out the full list athttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/09qp.cfmThe following books made our Top Ten:Life Sucks by Jessica Abel and Gabriel SoriaOne Hundred Young Americans by Michael FranziniPermanence by Kip FulbeckNo Choirboy: Murder, Violence and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan KuklinWake by Lisa McMannBody Drama by Nancy Amanda ReddSkulls by Noah ScalinRetaliation by Yasmin ShirazCustom Kicks by Kim Smits and Matthijs MaatGhosts: Caught on Film by Melvyn WillinPlease note that our list is a selection tool, several titles contain mature content and librarians should use their professional judgment in determining whether it is appropriate for your library and patrons.A big thanks to the committee for all their hard work, we had over 175 nominations and we read them all and more in an effort to create a list to assist librarians connect reluctant readers to books.Joy MillamDistrict Library Coordinator / Teacher LibrarianYALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers Committee ChairpersonValencia High SchoolPlacentia, CA714-996-4970 x3250jmillam at pylusd.orghttp://bookdiva1.blogspot.com/http://booktalksandmore.pbwiki.comhttp://www.vhstigers.org/library/mrs_millam.jsp?rn=3833"Libraries are not made; they grow." - Augustine Birrell_______________________________________________CALIBK12 site listCALIBK12 at lists.sjsu.eduhttp://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/calibk12For information about the Calibk12 listserve, pleasevisit  http://www.calibk12.net.
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