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FROM: "Beth Befort" <[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us>
REC'D: 2/10/05, 4:35 PM

Hi all,
Would anyone have any suggestions for great young adult nonfiction. I
had a patron, about ninth grade, who was looking for any good nonfiction
book over 150 pages. He wouldn't give me any other information.
Actually, his mother was doing most of the talking. I don't think he
wanted anything to do with it--he was trying to get away from me as fast
as he could!

I will compile any suggestions. Thanks.

Beth Befort
Rochester (MN) Public Library
[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us

FROM: "Colcord, Lisa" <[removed]@GLENDALEAZ.com>
REC'D: 2/10/05, 6:26 PM

He might like Krakauer's Into the Wild about Chris McCandless, or maybe
even Into Thin Air.

Lisa Colcord
Outreach Librarian
Glendale Public Library
Glendale, Az

Petulia liked animals, especially pigs, because they had wobbly noses.
Tiffany quite liked animals too, but no one except other animals liked
animals as much as Petulia.

Terry Pratchett
A Hat Full of Sky
page 102

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org] On Behalf Of Beth Befort
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:54 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: young adult nonfiction

Hi all,
Would anyone have any suggestions for great young adult nonfiction. I
had a patron, about ninth grade, who was looking for any good nonfiction
book over 150 pages. He wouldn't give me any other information.
Actually, his mother was doing most of the talking. I don't think he
wanted anything to do with it--he was trying to get away from me as fast
as he could!

I will compile any suggestions. Thanks.

Beth Befort
Rochester (MN) Public Library
[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us

FROM: BookBitch <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 2/10/05, 7:43 PM

I'm about halfway through THE RADIOACTIVE BOY SCOUT:
the True Story of a Boy and his Backyard Nuclear
Reactor by Ken Silverstein. It's 209 pages and so far
it's pretty good - about a kid who had a messed up
family and was a science geek. He built this nuclear
reactor in his backyard, endangering pretty much the
whole town until the federal hazmat folks showed up to
dismantle it.

Stacy Alesi
SWC

=====
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www.bookbitch.com
Giving away forty new books this month!

FROM: "Harwood, Robin" <[removed]@cslibrary.org>
REC'D: 2/10/05, 9:15 PM

Some that are popular here are:

Concrete Wave: the history of skateboarding, by Michael Brooke; A Child
called It, by Dave Pelzer; Guts: the true stories behind Hatchet and the
Brian stories, by Gary Paulsen (this one is only 148 pages, though)

Robin Harwood
Carol Stream Public Library
Carol Stream, IL


Hi all,

Would anyone have any suggestions for great young adult nonfiction. I
had a patron, about ninth grade, who was looking for any good nonfiction
book over 150 pages. He wouldn't give me any other information.
Actually, his mother was doing most of the talking. I don't think he
wanted anything to do with it--he was trying to get away from me as fast
as he could!
I will compile any suggestions. Thanks.

Beth Befort
Rochester (MN) Public Library
[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us

FROM: "Colcord, Lisa" <[removed]@GLENDALEAZ.com>
REC'D: 2/11/05, 9:22 AM

That reminds me....Homer Hickam's book, Rocket Boys (movie October Sky)
would probably appeal, too.

Lisa Colcord
Outreach Librarian
Glendale Public Library
Glendale, Az

Petulia liked animals, especially pigs, because they had wobbly noses.
Tiffany quite liked animals too, but no one except other animals liked
animals as much as Petulia.

Terry Pratchett
A Hat Full of Sky
page 102

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org] On Behalf Of BookBitch
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 6:39 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: young adult nonfiction

I'm about halfway through THE RADIOACTIVE BOY SCOUT:
the True Story of a Boy and his Backyard Nuclear
Reactor by Ken Silverstein. It's 209 pages and so far
it's pretty good - about a kid who had a messed up
family and was a science geek. He built this nuclear
reactor in his backyard, endangering pretty much the
whole town until the federal hazmat folks showed up to dismantle it.

Stacy Alesi
SWC

=====
I am the BookBitch
www.bookbitch.com
Giving away forty new books this month!

FROM: "Susan Ringer" <[removed]@fdlpl.org>
REC'D: 2/11/05, 10:19 AM

A Child Called "It" or any other book by David Pelzer is popular here.
Also "She Said Yes: the Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall" by M.
Bernall is popular. When I get this same question from teens, I usually
ask if they like sports or movies or music and then show them the
appropriate section. The true crime section is another good area to have
them browse.

> Hi all,
> Would anyone have any suggestions for great young adult nonfiction. I
> had a patron, about ninth grade, who was looking for any good nonfiction
> book over 150 pages. He wouldn't give me any other information.
> Actually, his mother was doing most of the talking. I don't think he
> wanted anything to do with it--he was trying to get away from me as fast
> as he could!
>
> I will compile any suggestions. Thanks.
>
> Beth Befort
> Rochester (MN) Public Library
> [removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>

Susan Ringer
Fond du Lac Public Library
32 Sheboygan St.
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-929-7080

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/11/05, 1:55 PM

If your young patron enjoys history, just about anything written by Stephen
Ambrose should suit him down to the ground.

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/11/05, 2:06 PM

>From: "Colcord, Lisa" <[removed]@GLENDALEAZ.com>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: RE: young adult nonfiction
>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:20:42 -0700
>
>He might like Krakauer's Into the Wild about Chris McCandless, or maybe
>even Into Thin Air.
>

"Dove," by Robin Graham. It's the story (told by himself) of a teenage boy
who sailed around the world alone. Also anything by Thor Heyerdahl. In
fact, most books about exploration would interest a boy.

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/11/05, 3:31 PM

I just happened upon this clutch of booklists at the Tucson-Pima PL site
which should be of great use:
http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/teenzone/nonfiction.htm

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/11/05, 4:10 PM

Here are a couple more lists of suggestions:

http://www.mesalibrary.org/teens/readinglists/biographies.asp
http://www.mesalibrary.org/teens/readinglists/nonfiction.asp
http://www.mesalibrary.org/teens/readinglists/trivial.asp

Also, how about "Counting Coup," by Larry Colton? It's the story of a
mostly Native American basketball team. They're girls, but a sports-minded
boy might enjoy it anyway.

FROM: Mary Munday <[removed]@nsls.info>
REC'D: 2/13/05, 4:43 PM

My 19-year-old said that his friend's absolute favorite book right now is
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson. It's a gripping adventure, great for a
teenage boy.

Mary Munday
Reference Manager
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 272-6224

FROM: "Gelissen, Mary-Lou" <[removed]@city.windsor.on.ca>
REC'D: 2/14/05, 8:45 AM

The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon is an amazing account of a young man who
attempted suicide by setting himself on fire and his recovery. It is an
amazing book.

Mary-Lou Gelissen
Teen Services Librarian
Windsor Public Library
Windsor On,
519-255-6770 Ext 4402

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Beth Befort
Sent: February 10, 2005 4:54 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: young adult nonfiction

Hi all,
Would anyone have any suggestions for great young adult nonfiction. I
had a patron, about ninth grade, who was looking for any good nonfiction
book over 150 pages. He wouldn't give me any other information.
Actually, his mother was doing most of the talking. I don't think he
wanted anything to do with it--he was trying to get away from me as fast
as he could!

I will compile any suggestions. Thanks.

Beth Befort
Rochester (MN) Public Library
[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us

FROM: "Beth Befort" <[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us>
REC'D: 2/16/05, 12:49 PM

Here is the compiled list of great nonfiction for Ya's. Thanks for all
of your suggestions.

Into the wild--Jon Krakauer
Into thin air -- Jon Krakauer
Dove--Robin Graham
Shadow Divers--Robert Kurson
Counting coup--Larry Colton
Burn journals--Brent Runyon
Radioactive boy scout--Ken Silverstein
Concrete Wave the history of skateboarding--Michael Brooke
Child called it--Dave Pelzer
Guts: the true stories behind Hatchet and the Brian stories--Gary
Paulsen
Rocket boys-Homer Hickam
She said yes: the unlikely martyrdom of Cassie Bernall
Band of brothers--Stephen Ambrose--or anything by this author.

Some helpful websites:

http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/teenzone/nonfiction.htm

http://www.mesalibrary.org/teens/readinglists/biographies.asp

http://www.mesalibrary.org/teens/readinglists/nonfiction.asp

http://www.mesalibrary.org/teens/readinglists/trivial.asp

Beth Befort
Rochester (MN) Public Library
[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us

FROM: Marianne Follis <[removed]@gmail.com>
REC'D: 2/17/05, 12:20 PM

Another good one is "Stiff: the curious life of human cadavers" by Mary Roach.

Marianne Follis
William T. Cozby Public Library
Coppell, TX

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:04:16 -0600, Harwood, Robin
<[removed]@cslibrary.org> wrote:
> Some that are popular here are:
>
> Concrete Wave: the history of skateboarding, by Michael Brooke; A Child
> called It, by Dave Pelzer; Guts: the true stories behind Hatchet and the
> Brian stories, by Gary Paulsen (this one is only 148 pages, though)
>
> Robin Harwood
> Carol Stream Public Library
> Carol Stream, IL
>
> Hi all,
>
> Would anyone have any suggestions for great young adult nonfiction. I
> had a patron, about ninth grade, who was looking for any good nonfiction
> book over 150 pages. He wouldn't give me any other information.
> Actually, his mother was doing most of the talking. I don't think he
> wanted anything to do with it--he was trying to get away from me as fast
> as he could!
> I will compile any suggestions. Thanks.
>
> Beth Befort
> Rochester (MN) Public Library
> [removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
>

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