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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThe Cardturner Louis Sachar. 2010. New York: Delacorte. Alton Richards has an uncle, Uncle Lester. According to Alton's mother, Uncle Lester is his favorite uncle and Alton loves him. However, Alton has only met...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedA book shared through a school enables students and teachers to collaborate to develop deeper understandings of text and one another. This article is about a middle school community that undertook a yearlong literacy...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedMockingjay Suzanne Collins. 2010. New York: Scholastic. As the grand finale in the Hunger Games series opens, Katniss Everdeen is attempting to shake off the symptoms concussion while she visits what is left of...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedConsidering how conceptions and uses of text vary across disciplines can lead teachers to more responsive literacy instruction and students to deeper understanding of subject matter. Regardless of decades of...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedOne of Us Anne Schraff. 2010. Irvine, CA: Saddleback. Although everyone says that Derrick Shaw is a kind-hearted and sweet 17-year-old, he doesn't think very highly of himself. He is bullied at school because he's...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThose of us who teach literacy usually accept the idea that reading, writing, and study strategies are developmental. Youngsters develop their literacy from birth on, and, to some of us, dividing literacy education into...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedReaction Lesley Choyce. 2010. Victoria, BC, Canada: Orca. When 16-year-old Zach finds out his 15-year-old girlfriend, Ashley, is pregnant, his entire world collapses. Struck with the fear of becoming a father,...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedFenice Boyd is an associate professor and associate dean for teacher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Her professional and research interests...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThrough word exposure, word play, and word consciousness, students can become active users of and contributors to language, armed with a catalog of words to enhance their expression and understanding. "A two-headed...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedWhen You Reach Me Rebecca Stead. 2009. New York: Wendy Lamb. The year is 1979 and 12-year-old Miranda is facing a lot of challenges in life. She is trying to help her mother prepare to compete and win on The...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedOnce the text opened up my eyes ... I seen everything ... I freed myself. I told myself, "I ain't gonna get caught up in this ... no more. I ain't going to jail. I'm 'bout to use the system to win the system ... I find...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedIn summer 2010, the United States faced a health scare associated with eggs. Approximately 1,500 people fell ill after consuming salmonella-tainted eggs, forcing egg farmers to recall 500 million eggs (Bukaty, 2010)....
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedImproving content literacy among language learners can depend on the extent to which teachers adhere to proven instructional models. Literacy instruction for English learners (ELs) is a topic of critical importance...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedBeautiful Darkness Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. 2010. New York: Little, Brown. Gatlin, South Carolina, is the quintessential southern town. Its citizens participate in a caste system based on how far back...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedRock Star Adrian Chamberlain. 2010. Victoria, BC, Canada: Orca. Duncan McCann is far from the coolest kid in school. He's never had a girlfriend, has no real fashion sense, and plays bass guitar in the school...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedWhat can happen when girls from completely different backgrounds are given a place to read and write together? Poughkeepsie Day School (PDS), May 19, 2007, 3:30 p.m.: I pace under the school carport with 15 seventh-...
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From:Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (Vol. 54, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedCalamity Jack Shannon and Dean Hale; Nathan Hale, Illustrator. 2010. New York: Bloomsbury. Jack can't go one day without scheming, plotting, or planning--he is a criminal mastermind, after all (or so he likes...