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Immigrants in a boat crossing a large body of water at night
Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin

Illegal: A Graphic Novel

Age Level:
Middle Grade

An achingly poignant tale for learning about immigration and current global issues. This book is fiction, but it is based on a very real and terrible journey. There are young people who have lived this, and it is a story those young people want us to know about.

Elizabeth Moje, Nicole Tysvaer

Imbedding Adolescent Literacy in Out-of-School-Time Programs

How can structured out-of-school (OST) time programs provide more support to students and schools in advancing literacy skills? How might these programs incorporate adolescent literacy development activities, while preserving their unique youth development approach?
Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Genre:
Biography, Nonfiction
Age Level:
YA

A journalist explores the pristine “Emerald City,” the American government’s enclave in the middle of war-torn Baghdad.

Stack of colorful books with a headset resting on the top of the stack
About Teaching Reading, Motivation and Engagement

Importance of Reading Volume

My alma mater was books, a good library…. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity. ~ Malcolm X

Impossible
Nancy Werlin

Impossible

Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction
Age Level:
YA

Lucy was raised by foster parents after her own mother became mentally ill, foster parents who may know more about her past than they’ve shared. Lucy must solve a puzzle, found in the song Scarborough Fair, to break a curse and save her own sanity. Werlin, known mysteries and thrillers, gives this story a unique touch of fantasy.

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices: A Practice Guide

Kamil, M. L., Borman, G. D., Dole, J., Kral, C. C., Salinger, T., and Torgesen, J. (2008). Improving adolescent literacy: Effective classroom and intervention practices: A Practice Guide (NCEE #2008-4027). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc.