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When selecting books for the Quick Picks list, the judges consider: [1] Physical appearance (e.g., the cover, print style, format, and artwork/illustrations) Writing style; For fiction novels, judges consider whether the book has: [1] High interest "hook" in first 10 pages; Well-defined characters; Sufficient plot to sustain interest
Wake (Stylized WAKE) is a 2008 novel by Lisa McMann centered on seventeen-year-old Janie Hannagan's involuntary power which thrusts her into others' dreams.The novel follows Janie through parts of her young adulthood, focusing mainly on the events that occur during her senior year, in which she meets an enigmatic elderly woman, and becomes involved with Cabel, a loner and purported drug-dealer ...
The Bluford Series is called "a revelation" and credited in a June 2020 article in Education Week for playing a key role in encouraging reluctant readers to read and finish their first book. The Bully, a novel in the Bluford Series, is cited by educator/scholar Gerald Dessus for sparking a lifelong interest in reading and teaching.
The book is about a black teenager named Andre Anderson, who loves to play basketball with his white best friend Shawn and his cousin Cedric. Andre has a dream of becoming a journalist, so he tries to secure a summer job working at a magazine. Shawn thinks that Andre spends too much time on work and not enough on his social life, so he ...
Discussing the book's organization and other mechanics, Sigwald noted that the chapters in Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger "are miraculously conflated into a semicoherent story". [1] Kirkus Reviews highlighted the book's "easy vocabulary, short chapters, and wicked pace", which they argue "make the book perfect for reluctant readers". [2]
The events of Homeboyz takes place four to five years after the events in Hip Hop High School. The book's main character is 17-year-old Dixon Theodore Anderson, nicknamed Teddy. Teddy is a computer hacker and a very intelligent young man, and also very tough.
Impulse has been challenged due to its sexual content, along with Hopkin's other books. [5] In 2022, Impulse, along with four of Hopkins's other novels, was listed among 52 books banned by the Alpine School District following the implementation of Utah law H.B. 374, “Sensitive Materials In Schools."
The School Library Journal commented "the vocabulary is simple, the premise interesting, and the plot compelling, making this book one for reluctant readers." [1] However, Publishers Weekly described this book as "a tame offering."
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