This document summarizes a presentation about book talks in the classroom. It provides information about the importance of book talks, how they are conducted, and student feedback. Book talks help students find new books to read by hearing recommendations from their peers. Students learn public speaking skills and many find new books they want to read based on their classmates' suggestions. The document also lists top book picks from the current year and upcoming titles to look forward to.

1. Info you might need…
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2. Book Talks with Katherine Sokolowski

3. Plan for today…
Importance of book talks
How they look in our classroom
The books we love
The books we’re looking
forward to

5. Who is doing the
work?

6. Our sign-up spot

7. Anchor Chart

8. To Read lists

9. Book Talk Form

10. Student Comments…
I found many books to read from other kids book talks.
I like book talks because they help me become more comfortable speaking in front of the class.
I liked having recommendations from people my own age.
One of my favorite parts of class. I wish we got to do them more.
I liked it because some of the books people talked about made me actually want to read them.
(Liam)
I did not like giving book talks because I hate standing in front of people and talking, but it really
did help me mostly get over my fear of that.
I liked being able to learn about new books, but it can be very nerve racking sometimes.
I got most of my books from books talks so I didn't have to worry about finding books to read.

11. Students
Share

12. Ultimate Goal

14. Some of our top picks from 2018 so far…

15. Julián Is a Mermaid
Written and Illustrated by Jessica Love
Debut Picture Book – All Ages

16. Alma and How She Got Her Name
Written and Illustrated by Juana
Martinez-Neal
Picture Book – All Ages

17. Hello Lighthouse
Written & Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Picture Book – All Ages

18. Be Prepared
Written and Illustrated by Vera Brosgol
Graphic Novel
Interest Level 5th-8th
Reading Level 3.2
Memoir

19. The Prince and the Dressmaker
Written and Illustrated by Jen Wang
Graphic Novel
Interest/ Reading Level 7th-12th

20. Road Trip with Max and his Mom
Written by Linda Urban
Early Chapter Book
Interest Level K-3
Reading Level 4.5
Sequel to Weekends with Max and his
Dad

21. Ghost Boys
Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 5th-8th
Reading Level 5.9
Voices from the Middle Podcast with
the Author

22. Checked
Written by Cynthia Kodohata
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 5th-8th
Reading Level 5.9
Voices from the Middle Podcast with
the Author

23. Sunny (Book 3 in the Track series)
Written by Jason Reynolds
Middle Grade
Interest Level 5th-8th
Reading Level 4.4
Lu comes out in the fall.

24. The Wild Robot Escapes
Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 5.0
Sequel to The Wild Robot

25. Amal Unbound
Written by Aisha Saeed
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 5th-8th
Reading Level 6.9
Debut Novel

26. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World
Written by Ashley Herring Blake
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 6.3

27. Good Dog
Written by Dan Gemeinhart
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 3.5

28. Front Desk
Written by Kelly Yang
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 5.3

29. Night Diary
Written by Veera Hiranandani
Middle Grade Novel
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 3.8

30. Rebound
Written by Kwame Alexander
Novel in verse
Interest Level 5th-8th
Reading Level 4.0
Prequel to The Crossover

31. After the Shot Drops
Written by Randy Ribay
Young Adult Novel
Interest Level 8th-12th

32. Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How
Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
Written by Lita Judge
Biography/ Novel in verse
Interest Level Young Adult

33. Poet X
Written by Elizabeth Acevedo
Novel in verse
Interest Level 9th-12th

34. The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1)
Written by Holly Black
Fantasy Novel/ Young Adult
Interest Level 9th-12th

35. Love Hate & Other Filters
Written by Samira Ahmed
Realistic Fiction/ Young Adult Novel
Interest Level 8th-12th

36. Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women
Who Changed the World
Written by Susan Hood, Illustrated by
Selina Alko
Non-fiction Picture Book
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 5.7

37. The Creativity Project : an Awesometastic Story
Collection
Edited by Colby Sharp
Creative Writing
Interest Level 3rd-6th
Reading Level 4.9

38. For Every One
Written by Jason Reynolds
Poetry/ Young Adult
Interest Level 6th-12th

39. Coming Soon…

40. Coming September 25, 2018
Grand Theft Horse
Written by G. Neri
Illustrated by Corban Wilkin
Young Adult Graphic Novel

41. Coming October 16, 2018
Lafayette!
Written and illustrated by Nathan Hale
Graphic Novel

42. Coming October 23, 2018
Lu (Track Series #4)
Written by Jason Reynolds
Middle Grade Novel

43. Coming October 2, 2018
Swing
Written by Kwame Alexander with
Mary Rand Hess
Novel in Verse

44. Coming February 2, 2019
On the Come Up
Written by Angie Thomas
Young Adult

45. Coming August 28, 2018
The Day You Begin
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Picture Book

46. Coming August 28, 2018
Harbor Me
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Middle Grade

47. Coming October 9, 2018
Hearts Unbroken
Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Young Adult Novel

48. Coming October 9, 2018
Hey, Kiddo
Written & illustrated by Jarrett J.
Krosoczka
Young Adult Graphic Novel/ Memoir

49. Balance

51. Info you might need…
• Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/katsok
• Twitter @katsok
• Blog: Read Write Reflect
http://readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com