Youth Book Discussion Kits for Public Libraries
Text Express Discussion Kits are complete youth programs designed around high quality books for children and young adults. The kits feature a wide range of literary styles and genres designed to promote thoughtful discussions. Each kit contains 20 paperback copies of the book, a copy of the booklet Talk it Up! Book Discussion Programs for Young People published by the New York Library Association and an in-depth discussion guide featuring information about the book and author, suggested discussion questions, and resources for discussion leaders. Selected titles also include audio books. The kits may be borrowed for six weeks.
Search the catalog http://kdla.kyvl.org to see which kits are currently available.
Reserve yours today using the online form at: http://www.kdla.ky.gov/research/asklib_publib_materials.asp.
Text Express kits available from KDLA:
*New Titles Added 2008
Elementary School
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
*Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
*Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L Holm
*Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Park
Holes by Louis Sachar
*Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Middle School
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
*The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
*Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science by John Fleischman
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
*Treasury of Victorian Murder: The Murder of Abraham Lincoln by Rick Geary
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl
Music from a Place Called Half Moon by Jerrie Oughton
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books by Gary Paulsen
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
*Flipped by Wendelin Van Drannen
High School
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ultimate Spiderman: Power and Responsibility: Volume 1 by Brian Michael Bendis
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Tunnel in the Sky by Robert Heinlein
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
*Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
*Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
*Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers
*The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
*Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
*The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Questions? Contact Nikole Wolfe, Children’s & Youth Services Consultant at (502) 564-8300, ext. 266 or nikole.wolfe@ky.gov.