Below is a collection of resources for each of the 2019-2020 9-12th grade nominated titles, including two sites that teachers and librarians can use to promote student participation:
Teaching Books has partnered with us to give access to their collection for the 9-12th grade LYRC nominated resources at https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlmp22v
1. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
• Author website: http://www.dashkaslater.com/
• Book website: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374303235
• Study Guides
o Vocabulary list: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/2258660
o Discussion questions: https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/activity-guides/9780374303235AG.pdf
2. An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
• Author website: http://www.margaretrogerson.com/
• Book Website: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/An-Enchantment-of-Ravens/Margaret-Rogerson/9781481497589
• Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
3. Geekerella by Ashley Poston
• Author website: http://www.ashposton.com/
• Book Website: https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/geekerella#
• Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReIysb0Knzc
• Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
4. Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
• Author website: http://www.jeffzentnerbooks.com/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/249082/goodbye-days-by-jeff-zentner/9780553524093/
• Study Guides
o From Penguin Random House: https://www.perma-bound.com/static/TPR/000457677.pdf
o Additional discussion questions: http://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/13-fiction/10970-goodbye-days-zentner?start=3
5. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Author website: http://angiethomas.com/
• Book Website: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062498533/the-hate-u-give/
• Video
o Author interview: https://youtu.be/H6ufAb82GJ0
o Author facts: https://youtu.be/YiI3jtebWu0
o Movie trailer: https://youtu.be/3MM8OkVT0hw
• Study Guides
o Teaching Guide from Harper Collins: https://b0f646cfbd7462424f7a-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/teaching-guides/TG-9780062498533.pdf
o Discussion questions from Bowling Green State University Libraries: http://libguides.bgsu.edu/c.php?g=726407&p=5207423
o Lesson plan from ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/developing-critical-consciousness-through-31231.html
o Lesson plan from Teaching Shakespeare!: https://teachingshakespeareblog.folger.edu/2017/05/11/love-hate-u-give-teaching-angie-thomas-william-shakespeare/
o Lesson plan from Univeristy of Wisconsin: http://www.mcelmeel.com/teacher/courses/2017-CCC/thomas.pdf
o Vocabulary list: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/1751675
6. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
• Author website: https://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/
• Study Guides
o From Simon & Schuster: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Long-Way-Down/Jason-Reynolds/9781481438254/reading_group_guide#rgg
o Vocabulary list: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/2133149
7. Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
• Author website: https://itspronouncedrankin.com/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541337/nyxia-by-scott-reintgen/9780399556791/
• Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
8. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• Author website: https://www.karenmcmanus.com/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/548793/one-of-us-is-lying-by-karen-m-mcmanus/9781524714680/
• Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS Graduate Student
9. Warcross by Maria Lu
• Author website: http://www.onetrueportal.com/marielu/
• Book trailer: https://youtu.be/_yiKTrmi-DQ
• Educator Guide Forthcoming
o Vocabulary list: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/2293446
10. You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
• Author website: http://www.mitaliperkins.com/
• Book Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564172/you-bring-the-distant-near-by-mitali-perkins/9780525530848/
• Educator Guide Forthcoming
o Discussion questions: https://images.macmillan.com/folio-assets/activity-guides/9780374304904AG.pdf
Educator Guide created by LSU SLIS graduate student