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A forum for discussing best practices using and promoting YA lit with teens in a school library setting. What are you buying? What's hot and what's not? How do we help make kids life long readers?

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Comment by Edi Campbell on October 26, 2009 at 8:10pm: Sandra,
Where do you get the images you use in Animoto? Do you do voice over as well?

Comment by L.E. Spear on October 13, 2009 at 8:38pm: I'm quietly revising teacher independent reading lists incorporating more YA lit and removing the titles, no one really has a burning desire to read (Babbitt, The Far Pavilions, really?). I say quietly because I have to be a little sneaky about dropping the new titles when some of them aren't looking.

Comment by Sandra Austin on June 18, 2009 at 5:04pm: I used animoto for doing a short video to promote the books on our High School Sequoyah Masterlist (Oklahoma) http://animoto.com/play/207eyM14DAoSD1fnKt1SPQ?autostart=true. I think it would be easy to adapt to just highlighting one book. We have what we call Flashlight Readers which we post podcasts to. Check it out at http://podcast2.mid-del.net/groups/saustin/

Comment by Patty McClune on June 18, 2009 at 1:52pm: Has anyone used Animoto to create booktalks? It'd be great to see some examples if anyone out there has some to share. Thanks.

Comment by Michelle Rinker on June 12, 2009 at 2:12pm: Hi Deborah-
I am so excited about your posting regarding "Book Trailers"- believe it or not I wasn't even aware that they existed until I read your post! I teach at a small International School in Burma and our Internet access if very limited (You Tube is blocked as are many other sites). Fortunately, this Ning is not blocked and so I am enjoying being connected with other TLs around the world.
I would love to hear from others regarding websites (besides You Tube) that post 'book trailers' and book movies. I would like to add this element to my library's website and possibily create some trailers with my Middle school kids. Thanks for posting your links!
Michelle

Comment by Angela Branyon on June 12, 2009 at 8:45am: I love going to James Patterson's website ReadKiddoRead.com. He has his books divided into grade levels and into types. It also has book reviews and a place for others to add suggestions. Then of course I use Book List.

Comment by Deborah Sloan on June 11, 2009 at 4:21pm: I'm curious about YA book trailers. Do you use them with your teen readers to get them hooked a bit before reading? So many good ones, including the one for WINTERGIRLS by Laurie Halse Anderson (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIjyJ_tqedc) and the just-out SURF MULES by G. Neri (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wXWMMFNtI4) ... both may help reluctant readers to get interested in topics that interest them. Your thoughts? Use them- yes or no? Others you recommend? Plus, how many of you have teens who create their own book movies?

Comment by susan mowery on August 22, 2008 at 10:49am: I am hoping to make a big splash during "Teen Read Week" with the Meyer Twilight series. The movie comes out Nov. 21st.