DOCUMENT RESUME ED 387 826 CS 215 095 AUTHOR Samuels, Barbara G., Ed.; Beers, G. Kylene, Ed. TITLE Your Reading: An Annotated Booklist for Middle School and Junior High, 1995-96 Edition. NCTE Bibliography Series. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, REPORT NO ISBN-0-8141-5943-5; ISSN-1051-4740 PUB DATE 96 NOTE 386p.; For the previous edition, see ED 362 879. Foreword by Joan Lowery Nixon. AVAILABLE FROMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 59435-0015; $15.95 members, $21.95 nonmembers). PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PC16 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescent Literature; Annotated Bibliographies; Childrens Literature; Elementary School Students; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Junior High School Students; Middle Schools; *Reading Material Selection; *Recreational Reading IDENTIFIERS Aesthetic Reading; Middle School Students; *Trade Books ABSTRACT Designed for use by junior high and middle school students, this annotated bibliography of over 1,100 titles of fiction and nonfiction also serves as a resource for teachers, librarians, and parents in search of titles that might catch the attention of such students. The bibliography presents annotations of books published or reissued in 1993 and 1994. Each entry contains the author, title, name of publisher, publication date, length of book, ISBN number, 7-8-line synopsis of the book. Titles are grouped by subject matter under 7 sections: (1) Growing Up; (2) Imagined Lands; (3) Shudder and Shake!;(4) People, Problems, and Places: Yesterday and Today;(5) Science All around You;(6) Words To Remember; and (7) Facts, Figures, and Fun. In addition to a directory of publishers, and author, title, and subject indexes, the bibliography includes 2 appendixes--a 100-item list of the most notable books published between 1967 and 1992 of young adult literature; and a list of the books included in the annotated list which have won awards.(RS) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***************************************************************i,AAi.**i.A Your Readin " I - : Barbara G. Samuels and G. Kykne.Beers, Editors, and th(? Cointilittee on the Mtddle School and Junior }Ugh Book lkt Foreword by Joan Lowery Nixon NCTE Bibliography Series Your Reading 3 NCTE Editorial Board: Pat Cordeiro; Hazel Davis; Brenda Greene; Richard Luckert; Aileen Pace Nilsen; Karen Smith, Chair, ex officio, Dawn Boyer, NCTE Staff Liaison Committee on the Middle School and Junior High Book list Barbara G. Samuels, Chair G. KylEne Beers, Associate Chair Richard F. Abrahamson Steven D. Bauer Lois Buckman Betty Carter Claudia H. De Shay Margaret I-1. Hill Mary Beth Hines Marvin Hoffman Be Be Hood Rosemary Oliphant Ingham Lee Kobayashi Karen S. Kutiper Teri S. Lesesne Hollis Lowery-Moore Karen Ferris Morgan Steven J. Rakow Judith Romo Rosemary Smith Mary Snyder Marti Turner Eleanore S. Tyson Judy Mayne Wallis Maureen White Patricia Potter Wilson MMA Bibliography Series 4 Your Reading An Annotated Book list for Middle School and Junior High 1995-96 Edition Barbara G. Samuels and G. Kylene Beers, Editors, and the Committee on the Middle School and Junior High Book list of the National Council of Teachers of English With a Foreword by Joan Lowery Nixon National Council of Teachers of English 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-10% Grateful acknowledgment is made for permission to reprint the quotation from Poem #1263 by Emily Dickinson on page 267: Reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of Amherst College from The Poems of Emily Dickinson, Thomas H. Johnson, ed., Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Copyright © 1951, 1955, 1979, 1983 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Manuscript Editor: Anne McCrary Sullivan Production Editor: Rona S. Smith Interior Design: Doug Burnett Series Cover Design: R. Maul Cover Illustration: Victoria Martin Pohlmann NCTE Stock Number: 59435-3050 © 1996 by the National Council of Teachers of English. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publications to provide a fo- rum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teaching of English and the language arts. Publicity accorded to any particular point of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, or the membership at large, except in announcements of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified. ISSN 1051-4740 ISBN 0-8141-5943-5 About the NOTE Bibliography Series The National Council of Teachers of English is proud to be part of a pro- cess that we feel iS important. It begins when an educator who knows literature and its value to students and teachers is chosen by the NCTE Executive Committee to be a booklist editor. That editor then works with teachers and librarians who review, select, and annotate hundreds of new trade books sent to them by publishers. It's a complicated process, one that can last three or four years. But because of their dedication and strong belief in the need to let others know about the good literature that's avail- able, these professionals volunteer their time in a way that serves as an inspiration to all of us. The members of the committee that compiled this volume are listed on one of the first pages, and we are grateful for their hard work. In our bibliography series are five different booklists, each focused on a particular audience, each updated regularly. These are Adventuring with Books (pre-K through grade 6), Kaleidoscope (multicultural literature, grades K through 8), Your Reading (middle school/junior high), Books for You (senior high), and High InterestEasy Reading (middle school, junior/senior high reluctant readers). Together, these volumes list thou- sands of the most recent children's and young adult trade books. Although the works included cover a wide range of topics, they all have one thing in common: they're good books that students and teachers alike enjoy. Of course, no single book is right for everyone or every purpose, so inclusion in this booklist is not necessarily an endorsement from NCTE. However, it does indicate that the professionals who make up the booklist committee feel that the work in question is worthy of teachers' and stu- dents' attention, whether for its informative or aesthetic qualities. On the other hand, exclusion from an NCTE booklist is not necessarily a judg- ment on the quality of a given book or publisher. Many factorsspace, time, availability of certain books, publisher participationmay influ- ence the final shape of the list. We hope that you will find this hooklist a useful resource in dis- covering new titles and authors, and we hope that you will collect the other booklists in the NCTE series. Our mission is to help improve the vi About the NCTE Bibliography Series teaching and learning of English and the language arts, and we feel the quality of our booklists contributes substantially toward that goal. We think you will agree. Dawn Boyer Director of Acquisitions and Development in Publications vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Foreword: We Have the Power xi Introduction xiii I. Growing Up 1. Family and Home 3 2. Friendship and Romance 31 3. Problems and Challenges 49 4. Playing the Game: Stories about Sports 69 II. Imagined Lands 5. Myths, Legends, and Folklore 75 6. The Fantastic World of Fantasy 87 7. Science with a Twist: Science Fiction 103 III. Shudder and Shake! 8. Whodunnit? Mysteries 115 9. Occult, Horror, Ghosts, and Unexplained Phenomena 121 10. Staying Alive! Adventure and Survival 135 IV. People, Problems, and Places: Yesterday and Today 11. Looking Back: Historical Fiction 147 12. Understanding the Past: History 167 13. People to Know: Autobiography and Biography 192 14. Customs, Cultures, and Lands 210 15. Analyzing Issues of Today 215 9 viii Contents V. Science All arm, :1 You 16. Physical Science 231 17. Nature, Ecology, and the Environment 239 18. The Animal Kingdom 248 19. Mental and Physical Health 257 VI. Words to Remember 20. Poetry 269 21. Short Stories 278 VII. Facts, Figures, and Fun 22. The Arts! Music, Dance, Drama, Painting, and Crafts 289 23. More about Sports 300 24. How, Why, and What: Fun, Facts, and Trivia 306 Appendix A: 100 Books from 25 Years of "Thung Adult Literature (1967-1992) 317 Appendix B: Award-Winning Books in Your Reading 321 Directory of Publishers 329 Author Index 335 Title Index 345 Subject Index 360 Editors 377 About the Committee 379 ix Acknowledgments This edition of Your Reading represents the hard work of a group of dedicat2d colleagues and professionals. Our committee responded enthusiastically to the challenge of reviewing hundreds of books and creating well-written annotations that will stimulate reading by junior high and middle school students. For two years, they received the boxes of books we sent them, searched for additional titles, and contributed their energy and expertise to the project. Each member of our committee took responsibility for a chapter of the book. They answered our cries for help and responded with extra annotations and advice whenever we called upon them. We cannot thank them enough! These teachers, librarians, and university professors are a unique and special group. In addition to the members of the committee, a few other people contrib- uted their time and talent. Catherine Bush Partridge read many of the books in the sports chapters. Dawn Bradford and Cathy Moore also reviewed books and wrote annotations. Also, we must offer a special thanks to the publishers whose generosity provided the books that are the heart and lift- of this project. We appreciate their commitment to the promotion of a population of readers.