Below is a collection of resources for each of the 2019-2020 6-8th grade nominated titles, including two sites that teachers and librarians can use to promote student participation:
Book Taco is a free online resource designed to support the administration, assessment, and motivation of student participation in the LYRC program while providing educators a dynamic, interactive platform where they can monitor student reading progress (quiz results, book reviews, surveys), assign activities, and reward effort. Click the logo to access the site and create your free account, https://booktaco.com.
Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection for the 6-8th grade LYRC nominated resources at https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlwgr4v.
1. All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jameson
• Author website: http://www.victoriajamieson.com/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/319074/alls-faire-in-middle-school-by-victoria-jamieson/9780525429982/
• Study Guides
o Teaching Ideas from Teach Mentor Texts: http://www.teachmentortexts.com/2018/01/alls-faire-in-middle-school.html
o Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
2. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
• Author website: http://www.laurenwolk.com/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531666/beyond-the-bright-sea-by-lauren-wolk/9781101994870/
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide from Penguin Group (USA): https://www.teachingbooks.net/media/pdf/Penguin/BeyondBrightSea_DiscGuide.pdf
o Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
3. Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
• Author website: http://svetlania.com/
• Study Guides
o Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
4. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia, illustrated by Frank Morrison
• Author website: https://rita-williamsgarcia.squarespace.com/
• Illustrator website: https://morrisongraphics.com/
• Study Guides
o Teaching Guide from HarperCollins: https://b0f646cfbd7462424f7a-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/teaching-guides/TG-9780062215918.pdf
o Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2017/09/clayton-byrd-goes-underground/
• Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq-xJAFJnzY&feature=youtu.be
5. Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
• Author website: https://ellieterry.com/
• Book Website: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250144010
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
• Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FgucYL3gI&feature=youtu.be
6. Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
• Author website: http://www.garthnix.com/
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
o Teacher notes from Scholastic Australia: https://resource.scholastic.com.au/resourcefiles/8492863_65835.pdf
7. Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
• Author website: http://www.jburtbooks.com/
• Book Website: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250107114
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
8. In the Shadow of the Sun by Anne Sibley O'Brien
• Author website: http://www.annesibleyobrien.com/
• Book Website: http://www.intheshadowofthesunbook.com/
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
9. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
• Author website: https://www.dustibowling.com/
• Book Website: https://www.sterlingpublishing.com/9781454923459/
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide from Sterling Publishing: http://files.constantcontact.com/6cd8da1c001/8a5b2c41-e9f3-4edf-86b1-2a35ce36c80e.pdf
o Discussion Questions from Unleashing Readers: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=13860
o Activity Guide from Denver Arts & Venues: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/895bec_b89d4e43a97b4c6983350c2e560aa729.pdf
10. Refugee by Alan Gratz
• Author website: https://www.alangratz.com/
• Book Website: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/refugee-by-alan-gratz/
• Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sO3y75hF8&feature=youtu.be
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide from Scholastic: https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/lesson-plans/17-18/Refugee-discussion-guide.pdf
o Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019: https://texasbluebonnetaward2019.wordpress.com/refugee/
o Discussion Questions from For the Love of Books: https://nancymcginleymyers.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/discussion-questions-refugee/
11. Slider by Pete Hautman
• Author website: http://www.petehautman.com/
• Study Guides
o Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press: http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763690708.bdg.1.pdf
o Activity Guide from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2019: https://texasbluebonnetaward2019.wordpress.com/slider/
12. The Red Bandanna (Young Readers Adaptation) by Tom Rinaldi
• Author bio: https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/rinaldi_tom/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318803/the-red-bandanna-by-tom-rinaldi/9780143130079/
• Video, Tom Rinaldi on discovering the story of 9/11 hero Welles Crowther: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnnI6JdBUo&feature=youtu.be
• Study Guides
o Teacher's Guide from Penguin Group (USA): http://www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DR-Bandanna-TG-080317.pdf