Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers

by Penny Kittle

Book Overview

"I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity, and hunger, and I've discovered that it is not too late in high school to lead a non-reader to reading. It's never too late."--Penny Kittle

Penny Kittle wants us to face the hard truths every English teacher fears: too many kids don't read the assigned texts, and some even manage to slip by without having ever read a single book by the time...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325042950
• ISBN13: 9780325042954
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

One of the best!

This is one of the best, most inspiring “teaching books” that I’ve ever read. Penny Kittle has a love of reading and books that makes me know we are kindred spirits. Her ideas and experience for sharing that love in her school inspires me to keep doing what I’m doing. I devoured this book slowly, both so I could absorb the thoughts and so my wallet could recover from all the amazing title recommendations. You might say that’s not devouring then, but I assure you it is.