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Sullivan, Michael.

Serving Boys Through Readers' Advisory. - 1 online resource (167 pages)

Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Why Boys Are Different -- 2: What Is Boys' Lit? -- 3: The Readers' Advisory Interview -- 4: Special Circumstances -- 5: Booktalking for Boys -- 6: Booktalks for Elementary School Boys -- 7: Booktalks for Middle School Boys -- 8: Booktalks for High School Boys -- 9: Indirect Readers' Advisory -- 10: Book Lists for Boys: Nonfiction -- 11: Book Lists for Boys: Humor -- 12: Book Lists for Boys: Fantasy -- 13: Book Lists for Boys: Science Fiction -- 14: Book Lists for Boys: Gothic Horror -- 15: Book Lists for Boys: Action, Adventure, and Mystery -- 16: Book Lists for Boys: Sports -- 17: Book Lists for Boys: Visual Storytelling -- 18: Book Lists for Boys: Historical Fiction -- 19: Book Lists for Boys: Realistic Fiction -- 20: Classic Retellings -- 21: Great Authors for Boys -- 22: Read-Alikes -- 23: If Your First Thought Is . . . -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Based on more than twenty years' experience working to get boys interested in reading, Michael Sullivan now offers his first readers' advisory volume.

ISBN: 9780838997482

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boys -- Books and reading -- United States.
Readers' advisory services -- United States.
Reading -- Sex differences -- United States.
Teenage boys -- Books and reading -- United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: Z

Dewey Class. No.: 020