Booktalks You Can Use!

 

 

This is your space to add booktalks you have created that other people can use.  Also, you can find booktalks that others have created that may be useful to you.  This is a great way to find booktalks for age groups or from genres that you don't typically read. 

 

 

Click the book title below to read the sample booktalks:

 

 

The Adoration of Jenna Fox--Mary Pearson: Grades 8-12, Science Fiction, Teen Life

 

Ambergate-- Patricia Elliott: Grades 9-12, Fantasy

 

Beast-- Ally Kennen: Grades 9-12, Realistic Fiction, Teen Life, Nature

 

Dogboy-- Victor Kelleher: Grades 9-11, Fantasy, Mystery

 

Dragon’s Keep--  Janet Lee Carey: grades 6-10, fantasy

 

East-- Edith Pattou: Grades 6-10, Fantasy, Folktale

 

Epic-- Conor Kostick: grades 7-12, science fiction, adventure

 

Fact of Life #31—Denise Vega: Grades 8-12, Teen Life, Realistic Fiction

 

How it Happened in Peach Hill-- Marthe Jocelyn: Grades 6-10, Historical Fiction

 

How to Ruin a Summer Vacation-- Simone Elkeles: Grades 8-10, Realistic Fiction, Teen Life

 

Napoleon and Josephine-- Gerald and Loretta Hausman: Grades 7-10, Historical Fiction, Romance

 

Playing with Matches--Brian Katcher: Grades 8-12, Teen Life, Realistic Fiction

 

Sebastian Darke, Prince of Fools--Philip Caveney: Grades 6-12, Fantasy, Adventure

 

Secrets of My Hollywood Life-- Jen Calonita: Grades 6-11, Teen Life, Realistic Fiction, Romance

 

Suck it Up—Brian Meehl: Grades 9-12, Teen Life, Vampires

 

Twisted-- Laurie Halse Anderson: Grades 9-12, Realistic Fiction, Teen Life

 

Un Lun Dun-- China Miéville; grades 5-9, sci fi/fantasy, adventure 

 

The White Darkness-- Geraldine McCaughrean: Grades 7-12, Adventure Fiction, Mystery

 

 

 Here is a great website that has prewritten booktalks:

 King County Library System's Evergreen YA Book Award Booktalks

 

Some people also really like Nancy Keene's prewritten booktalks:

TONS of booktalks here

 

 

 Here is a training document I created for people just learning about booktalking.  Contact Jen if you want booktalking training for your staff or yourself!

Tips for Giving Effective Booktalks.doc

 

 

 

 

 

Add your booktalks here!  Click edit page, type your booktalks, then save.  Jen can link them to the other pages after you add them.