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Title:
| Literature Awards: Gateway Readers Award Nominees 2005-2006 |
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Description:
| These sites are about the Gateway Readers Award Nominees for 2005-2006. This is a contest in which Missouri students in grades 9-12 vote on their favorite book. The sites include biographies of the authors, book discussion guides, reviews, and excerpts. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on Utah's Beehive Awards. |
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Grade Level:
| 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| MASL: Gateway Awards
This page explains how the books for the Gateway Award are chosen. Click on "Current Master List of Nominees" to see this years nominated books.
Teacher's Guide for "The First Part Last"
Here is a teacher's guide for the award nominated book by Angela Johnson.
Teenreads: "The First Part Last"
Read the excerpt from the award nominated book. Click on "Read A Review" for a teen's review of the book.
A Northern Light
Click on "Listen to the Book" to hear an excerpt from the novel. Click on "Inspiration" to read where Jennifer Donnelly got the inspiration to write this book.
Teenreads: Eragon
Read a review of the book. Click on "Read an Excerpt" to read a portion from the book.
Teachers@Random: Eragon
Here is a discussion guide for the book by Christopher Paolini.
Teenreads: "Freaky Green Eyes"
Read a review of this book. Click on "Joyce Carol Oates" to read more about the author.
Will Weaver
Read a short biography of the author of "Claws."
Getting Away With Murder
Read a summary of this nominated book by Chris Crowe. Click on "About Me" to find out more about the author.
Carl Deuker's Official Website
Read about the book "High Heat." Click on "Biography" to read about the author.
The DaVinci Code
Here is a reader's guide for "The DaVinci Code" by Dan Brown. Explore the links to find an excerpt, reviews, and more.
The She
Read an excerpt from this book by Carol Plum-Ucci. Explore the links to learn more about the book and the author.
Teenreads: Ellen Wittlinger
This is a biography of the author of "ZigZag." Scroll down to read an interview with the author.
An Interview with Ellen Wittlinger
This two page PDF file includes another interview with author Ellen Wittlinger.
Teachers@Random: "Deep" by Susanna Vance
Read an excerpt from the book. Explore the links to find out more about the book and author.
Teenreads: New Books
Scroll down to read a short summary of the book "Bottled Up" by Jaye Murray.
eThemes Resource: Literature Award: Beehive Award Nominees for Young Adult Books 2005-2006
These links include information about the nominees for Utah's Beehive Literature Awards for young adults. There are biographies and interviews with the authors, excerpts, discussion questions, and reviews for the books. Includes a link to Missouri's equivalent of the award, the Gateway Reader's Award.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.5, 1.9, 1.10, 2, 3, 7
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