PART 1 READING LIST
Your
Name: __________________________
List of Books Read for Nilsen's YA Lit Class (first half)
_____________Book Title______________Author
or Editor________Year Published______
1. A Recent
Book (the one for your
panel presentation)
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2. A Day No Pigs Would Die Robert Newton Peck 1972
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3. A pre-1960
landmark book
(See Text Ch. 2)
Note: All
books except #3 and #4 on your reading lists should have been written after
1960_____
4. An Adult Book
Often Taught in
High School____________________________________________________________________
5. A Book from the
Honor List
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6. Another Book from
the Honor List
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7. A Realistic
Problem Novel
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8. Another Realistic
Problem Novel
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9. An Accomplishment
Romance
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10. A Love or
Friendship Romance
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11. A Sports
or Adventure Book
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12. A Mystery
or Supernatural Novel
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Turn this list in on October 4 and then again with your second list on December 4.
I will select one or two books from this list to ask you about on your midterm exam. I will also select one of the books for your teaching assignment to be done in November.
Your Name: ____________________________
List of Books Read for Nilsen's YA Lit Class (2nd half)
_____________Book Title______________Author
or Editor________Year Published______
13. A Humorous
Book
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14. A Fantasy
(I suggest a Harry
Potter Book)__________________________________________________________________
15. A Dystopian
Science Fiction Lois Lowry 1993
_____________The Giver________________________________________________________
16. Another
Science Fiction
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17. A Historical
Fiction
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l8. A Biography
(Chosen from my bookcart) _______________________________________________________
19. An informative YA
nonfiction book ______________________________________________________________________________
20. A sex education
book
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20-21 Poetry (List at least two poetry books you have skimmed to collect the
ten poems you are copying for future use.)
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22. YA Short Story
Collection (from
my book shelf or from
lists in textbook)________________________________________________________________
23. A Humorous
Book_________________________________________________________________________
24. A Censored
Book (see Ch. 12
of Textbook)___________________________________________________________________
25. Free
Choice
______________________________________________________________________________
Turn this list in on Dec. 4, stapled to your list from the first half of the class. I will choose one or two books from this list on which to base an individualized question on your final exam.