1. Book Talks and More A NVCC After School Workshop for Teachers - Grades 5 - 8

2. Introduction & Overview Who am I? Who are you? Four meetings: 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 & 10/28 3:30 ~ 5:30 PM Objective: the workshop attendee will become familiar with new (and some old) books (picture, non-fiction and fiction) and how they connect to NJCCCS.

3. Schedule Meeting I - Introduction/ overview, Professional Resources (print and online), Annual Awards (what they are & are they “all that?” Meeting II - You’re Never Too Old for Picture Books Meeting III - Rethinking assigned reading - Literature circles & Multicultural literature Meeting IV - Graphic Novels, non-fiction and the reluctant reader

4. Professional Resources Your school and/ or public librarian Listservs: –Child_Lit –Middle School Groups –Adbooks –YALSAbk –Goodreads

5. “Best Books” Lists BBYA: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/ booklistsawards/bestbooksya/titlesnomi nated.cfm http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/ booklistsawards/bestbooksya/titlesnomi nated.cfm

6. YALSA Stands for Young Adult Library Services Association –Picks the Printz Award each year –Compiles BBYA nominations monthly and picks the top ten at the end of the year. –Compiles Quick Picks for reluctant readers http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/ booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfmhttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/ booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

7. Blogs about YA Fairosa: http://www.fairrosa.info/rj/http://www.fairrosa.info/rj/ Educating Alice: http://medinger.wordpress.com/ http://medinger.wordpress.com/ Laurie Halse Anderson (Madwoman in the Forest): http://halseanderson.livejournal.com/http://halseanderson.livejournal.com/ David Lubar (Gadfly in the Ointment): http://davidlubar.livejournal.com/ http://davidlubar.livejournal.com/