Background
Gillespie, John Thomas was born on September 25, 1928 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Son of William and Jeannie (Barr) Gillespie. came to the United States, 1954, naturalized, 1961.
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Characters in Young Adult Literature 1
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By John T. Gillespie - The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery (2nd Edition) (2001-03-30) Hardcover
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The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 2nd Edition
( A wealth of information about Newbery award winners and...)
A wealth of information about Newbery award winners and honor books is at your fingertips with this new release. You'll find detailed plot summaries, booktalks, updated information about the winning titles and authors, suggestions for read-alikes, and ideas for how to introduce the books to young readers. Entries are arranged chronologically from 1922 through 2001. A history of the award and a discussion of the award process are also included.
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Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6–9, 2nd Edition
( This indispensable reading guide and selection tool, up...)
This indispensable reading guide and selection tool, updated to include titles published from 2004 through 2008, covers the best fiction and nonfiction for children in grades 6–9. The approximately 15,000 entries include brief but lively annotations, ISBNs, book length and price, grade-level appropriateness, and review citations. New features include indication of titles available in audio format and Lexiles where available. Award-winning and series titles are noted. Use this must-purchase volume to bolster your collection for young teens and to create thematic and curriculum-oriented reading lists.
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Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6–9
( Covering over 14,000 titles published mainly from late ...)
Covering over 14,000 titles published mainly from late 1999 through 2003, most of which have been recommended in at least two sources, this thematic work offers a state-of-the-art reading guide and selection tool for young teen fiction and nonfiction reading material. This highly affordable and authoritative guide enables you to thoroughl evaluate your young-teen literature collection and creat thematic and genre-oriented reading lists for curriculum-related and recreational reading. The entries provide annotations with lively but succinct plot summaries, along with indications of ISBN, book length, price, reading level, and review citations. Award-winning and series titles are also noted. If you work with teens and teen literature, this guide is a must-purchase. Grades 6-9.
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Best Books for Junior High Readers
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The Newbery/Printz Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Award Winners and Honor Books, 3rd Edition (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference) by John T. Gillespie (2006-06-30)
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The Newbery/Printz Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Award Winners and Honor Books, 3rd Edition (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference)
( This comprehensive and practical guide to the influenti...)
This comprehensive and practical guide to the influential Newbery and Printz awards for children's and young adult literature provides information on each year's winners and honor books, as well as on the awards themselves and the librarians for whom they are named. For each award-winning book, there is a plot summary, list of characters and themes, background on the author, incidents for booktalking, related reads, and fresh ideas for introducing the book to young readers. A comprehensive guide to the influential Newbery and Printz awards for children's and young adult literature, providing information on each year's winners and honor books, and on the awards themselves and the librarians for whom they are named. For each award-winning book, there is a plot summary, list of characters and themes, background on the author, incidents for booktalking, related reads, and fresh ideas for introducing the book to young readers. For honor books, there is a summary of the plot, important characters, and primary themes. This valuable reader's advisory tool builds on the previous Newbery Companion (2nd ed., Libraries Unlimited, 2001). It covers all Newbery Medals from 1922 through 2006 and all Printz Awards from the prize's inception in 2000 through 2006. All entries from the previous volume have been revised as needed, often adding new Related Titles and new information to the About the Book and About the Author sections.
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Juniorplots: A Book Talk Manual for Teachers and Librarians
(From the Preface: There is an unfortunate lack of publish...)
From the Preface: There is an unfortunate lack of published material that can serve as a guide for those who give nook talks to a young adult audience. This volume is designed to help meet this need and to aid teachers and librarians in giving reading guidance to children and young people between the ages of nine and 16.
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Juniorplots: Volume 3. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16
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Best Books for Senior High Readers
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Provides an annotated listing of recommended reading material for students in grades ten through twelve.
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More Juniorplots: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians
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Book by Gillespie, John T.
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The Young Phenomenon: Paperbacks in Our Schools (A.L.A. studies in librarianship)
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Middleplots: Vol. 4 A Book Talk Guide for Use with Readers Ages 8-12
( Find the right books to prepare persuasive, inspiring b...)
Find the right books to prepare persuasive, inspiring book talks with this successor to Introducing Books, Introducing More Books and Introducing Bookplots 3. Middleplots 4 details 80 books grouped under 8 subject areas such as Adventure and Mystery Stories and contains special cumulative indexes to the titles profiled in earlier editions.
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A Model School District Media Program: Montgomery County As a Case Study (Ala Studies in Librarianship)
(The development of the media program in the Montgomery Co...)
The development of the media program in the Montgomery County (Maryland) school district serves as a guide to the organization and administration of district-wide school media programs, identifying important factors directing growth.
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Elementary School Paperback Collection
(Provides an annotated list of useful fiction and nonficti...)
Provides an annotated list of useful fiction and nonfiction, published in paperback, for students in grades one through six.
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Introducing Books: A Guide for the Middle Grades
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Book by Gillespie, John T.
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Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6-9 (Best Books for Young Teen Readers)
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Juniorplots: Volume 4. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16
( Detailed entries for 80 contemporary fiction and nonfic...)
Detailed entries for 80 contemporary fiction and nonfiction books are arranged by genre and provide: plot summary with all important incidents and characters thematic material covering primary and secondary themes book talk material: suggested passages to begin discussion additional selections of over 500 related books listings of biographic sources about the author Includes three cumulative indexes to earlier volumes in the series in addition to three indexes for the current contents.
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Guides to Library Collection Development
( Intended to enhance collection development in school, p...)
Intended to enhance collection development in school, public, and college libraries, this volume lists and annotates approximately 1,500 significant bibliographies published from 1985 through 1993, with some earlier but still useful publications. Annotations indicate scope of the work, size (often the number of entries), kinds of material included, purpose, arrangement, nature of entries, indexes, special features, and a recommendation. Author, title, and subject indexes provide easy access to the entries. With its deep and comprehensive coverage, this work will help not only in the process of selecting and acquiring materials for the library but also in the process of identification of items for reference, readers' advisory, interlibrary loan, and collection evaluation.
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John Thomas Gillespie
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Bachelor, U. B.C., 1948; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1969.
Career
High school teacher, Powell River, B.C., Canada, 1949-1953; library, Roslyn (New York) Public School District, 1955-1963; member of faculty, Palmer Graduate Library School, C.W. Post Center, LIU, New York, since 1963; professor, Palmer Graduate Library School, C.W. Post Center, LIU, 1975-1980; dean, Palmer Graduate Library School, C.W. Post Center, LIU, 1981-1983; academic vice president, C.W. Post Center, LIU, 1983-1985. Visiting professor Syracuse (New York) U., State University of New York, Albany. Consultant in field.
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Juniorplots: Volume 4. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16
( Detailed entries for 80 contemporary fiction and nonfic...)
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Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6–9
( Covering over 14,000 titles published mainly from late ...)
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The Newbery/Printz Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Award Winners and Honor Books, 3rd Edition (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference)
( This comprehensive and practical guide to the influenti...)
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Guides to Library Collection Development
( Intended to enhance collection development in school, p...)
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A Model School District Media Program: Montgomery County As a Case Study (Ala Studies in Librarianship)
(The development of the media program in the Montgomery Co...)
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Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6–9, 2nd Edition
( This indispensable reading guide and selection tool, up...)
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Middleplots: Vol. 4 A Book Talk Guide for Use with Readers Ages 8-12
( Find the right books to prepare persuasive, inspiring b...)
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Juniorplots: A Book Talk Manual for Teachers and Librarians
(From the Preface: There is an unfortunate lack of publish...)
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Elementary School Paperback Collection
(Provides an annotated list of useful fiction and nonficti...)
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The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 2nd Edition
( A wealth of information about Newbery award winners and...)
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Best Books for Senior High Readers
(Provides an annotated listing of recommended reading mate...)
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Juniorplots: Volume 3. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16
( Product information not available. )
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More Juniorplots: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians
(Book by Gillespie, John T.)
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Introducing Books: A Guide for the Middle Grades
(Book by Gillespie, John T.)
- Characters in Young Adult Literature 1
- By John T. Gillespie - The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Newbery (2nd Edition) (2001-03-30) Hardcover
- Best Books for Junior High Readers
- The Newbery/Printz Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for Award Winners and Honor Books, 3rd Edition (Children's and Young Adult Literature Reference) by John T. Gillespie (2006-06-30)
- The Young Phenomenon: Paperbacks in Our Schools (A.L.A. studies in librarianship)
- Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers: Grades 6-9 (Best Books for Young Teen Readers)
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Juniorplots: Volume 4. A Book Talk Guide for Use With Readers Ages 12-16
Membership
Member American Library Association, New York Library. Association Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
