This document provides a list of young adult book titles and recommendations for creating book trailers and booktalks to promote reading. It includes over 20 YA book titles, lists online programs and resources for making book trailers, and provides examples of libraries and schools that have created successful book trailers. The document encourages librarians to have students create book trailers and to mentor student librarians on the impact of booktalking and booktrailers.

1. AMP UP your booktalks!! by Naomi Bates Northwest High School Northwest ISD – Justin, TX

2. Shift by Jennifer Bradbury

3. Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan

4. Test by William Sleator

5. Exposed by Susan Vaught

6. Feathered by Larua Kasischke

7. Gone by Michael Grant

8. In the Small by Michael Hague

9. Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

10. The Latent Powers of Dylan Fontaine by April Lurie

11. Undone by Brooke Taylor

12. Headlong by Kathe Koja

13. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson

14. The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer

15. Need by Carrie Jones

16. No Choirboy: Murder, Violence and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin

17. My Father’s Son by Terri Fields

18. Playing with Matches by Brian Katcher

19. Venomous by Christopher Krovatin

20. Compound by S.A. Bodeen

21. Skinned by Robin Wasserman

22. Far From You by lisa Schroeder

23. Dirty Laundry by Daniel Ehrenhaft

24. The Sky Inside by Clare B. Dunkle

25. Sight by Adrienne Vrettos

26. Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn

27. More 2008-09 YA titles!! A list of other YA titles I thought were worth reading  What you can do with what you read to help your readers Hardcopy  Digital copy 

28. How do you create a booktrailer? Creativity put together a movie in your mind… Think in captions!

29. Time to start putting it together Programs to create trailers: Microsoft Photostory Unwind by Neal Shusterman Microsoft Moviemaker Unwind Redux Online programs Animoto

30. Making it spicy! Images http:// docs.google.com/Doc?id =dcr96z8q_130f6qsc6cc Music http:// docs.google.com/Doc?id =dcr96z8q_129f9srmtft

31. Find some online! Youtube M2 Productions trailers Teachertube Key word “book trailer” Publishers HarperCollins connect with teens Independent websites/blogs Liz Dodds, Bullard HS, Fresno CA http:// docs.google.com/Doc?id =dc7hfqr7_1ddgt64fm

32. Pettus High School trailers Teresa Schauer www.pettushs.blogspot.com

33. Liberty Hill Intermediate Melanie Kimery http:// melanikk.blogspot.com /

34. Garland ISD Librarians Abby Harrison Jill Brandon

35. Do you mentor student librarians? Make them aware of the impact of booktalking and booktrailers…. Christa Pospisil – student teacher/librarian

36. Remember this…. You have what it takes …