1. Patrick Jones ya_core@yahoo.com www.connectingya.com

2. FAQs and ongoing q/a What is a core collection? Why have a core collection? How does a book make this core collection? Is this a core collection for young adults or young adult core collection? How do you start compiling a core collection? If this is core collection of “great” books, what does great mean?

3. www.connectingya.com READING RESEARCH YALSA / Smartgirl Best Books Reading interest surveys: yours, mine, and ours

4. www.connectingya.com STRANDED: EXPERTS CHOOSE THEIR CORE COLLECTIONS Adams, Douglas. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak Anonymous. Go Ask Alice Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road Block, Francesca Lia. Weetzie Bat Blume, Judy. Forever Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton

5. www.connectingya.com STRANDED: EXPERTS CHOOSE THEIR CORE COLLECTIONS Cormier, Robert. After the First Death Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War Crutcher, Chris Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes Cushman, Karen. Catherine Called Birdy Garden, Nancy. Annie On My Mind. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders Klause, Annette Curtis. Blood And Chocolate Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Lowry, Lois The Giver McKinley, Robin. Beauty

6. www.connectingya.com STRANDED Consensus favorites Patrick’s Picks Your choices

7. www.connectingya.com STRANDED: EXPERTS CHOOSE THEIR CORE COLLECTIONS Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels Myers, Walter Dean. Monster Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials trilogy Rowling. J. K. Harry Potter series Sacher, Louis. Holes Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye Spiegelman, Art. Maus Spinelli, Jerry Stargirl Thomas, RobRats Saw God Wolff, Virginia Make Lemonade

8. www.connectingya.com STRANDED: Patrick Picks 1. Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak 2. Anonymous Go Ask Alice 3. Bell, Ruth Changing Bodies, Changing Lives 4. Cormier, Robert. We All Fall Down 5. Foley, Mick. Have a Nice Day 6. Groening, Matt. Simpsons comics 7. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders 8. Klause, Annette Curtis The Silver Kiss

9. www.connectingya.com STRANDED: Patrick Picks 9. Moore, Alan Watchman 10. Pirsig, Robert Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 11. Souljah, Sister. Coldest Winter Ever. 12. Stine, R.L. The Surprise Party 13. Shukur, Tupac The Rose that Grew in Concrete 14. Thomas, Rob Rats Saw God 15. Tolkein, J.R.R. The Hobbit

10. www.connectingya.com The Turn Around Books “I don’t think there is one turn-around book. That reduces a love to reading to a silver bullet—or in this case a magic book. Reluctant readers come to reading reluctantly. For a while they’ll be book-at-a-time readers---readers who will read the book we put into their hand but they won’t seek out the next good book on their own. Gradually, with support and encouragement, they’ll move toward a stance that says, “This reading thing is good—good enough that I’ll seek a book out on my own.” Maybe that’s the turn-around-book—the book that the kid on his own finds that he enjoys” - Dr. K. Beers (via email)

11. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak Ashanti. Foolish/Unfoolish Banks, Russell. Rule of the Bone (M) Brunvand, Jan Harold. Big Book of Urban Legends

12. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Burgess, Melvin. Doing It (M) Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game Chbosky, Stephen. Perks Of Being A Wallflower (M) Cisneros, Sandra. House On Mango Street

13. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963 Drooker, Eric. Blood Song Flake, Sharon. Skin I’m In Flake, Sharon. Who Am I Without Him

14. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Flinn, Alex. Breathing Underwater Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day (M) Gantos, Jack. Hole In My Life Giles, Gail. Playing in Traffic

15. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass Glenn, Mel. Class Dismissed Going, K. L. Fat Kid Rules The World Korman, Gordon. Son Of The Mob

16. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Groening, Matt. Simpsons Comics (any) Hinton, S.E. Outsiders Holmes, Shannon. Be More Careful (M) Johnson, Angela. First Part Last

17. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Keys, Alice. Tears For Water Lubar, David. Hidden Talents McCall, Nathan. Makes Me Wanna Holler McDonald, Janet. Spellbound

18. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Mowry, Jess. Way Past Cool Myers, Walter Dean. Monster Nixon, Joan Lowry. Whispers From The Dead Paolini, Christopher. Eragon

19. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet Pelzer, David. Child Called It Porter, Connie Rose. Imani All Mine

20. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Rodriquez, Louis. Always Running (M) Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (any) Sachar, Louis. Holes Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member ( M)

21. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Shakur, Tupac. Rose That Grew from Concrete Shan, Darren. Cirque Du Freak series Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig Smith, Jeff. Bone

22. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Souljah, Sister. Coldest Winter Ever (M) Sparks, Beatrice. Go Ask Alice Stine, R.L. Dangerous Girls Strasser, Todd. Give A Boy A Gun

23. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Tillage, Leon Walter. Leon’s Story Trueman, Terry. Stuck In Neutral Tyree, Omar. Flyy Girl (M) Vibe magazine staff. Tupac.

24. www.connectingya.com Turnaround titles Werlin, Nancy. Killer’s Cousin Williams, Stanley “Tookie”. Life In Prison Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracles Boys Woods, Teri. Dutch (M)