Middleplots 4 A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 8-12

A successor to INTRODUCING BOOKS, INTRODUCING MORE BOOKS, & INTRODUCING BOOKPLOTS 3, MIDDLEPLOTS 4 helps librarians & teachers give reading guidance through book talking. This new volume details 80 books grouped under 8 subject areas from Adventure to Mystery Stories to Interesting Lives. All featured titles have been recommended for purchase by bibliographic & reviewing sources, with emphasis placed on titles published between 1988 & 1993. Each entry provides: *plot summary--includes all important incidents & characters *thematic material--examines primary & secondary themes so the book can be used in a variety of situations *book talk material--offers techniques on how to introduce the book; includes page numbers of passages suitable for retelling or reading aloud *additional selections--lists related books that explore similar or associated themes; bibliographic information & annotations provided *about the book--cites sources for reviews of the book *about the author--aids in finding biographical information. In addition, MIDDLEPLOTS 4 contains special cumulative indexes to the titles profiled in its earlier editions.Gillespie, John T. is the author of 'Middleplots 4 A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 8-12' with ISBN 9780835234467 and ISBN 0835234460.