The resources listed below provide you with information and ideas on booktalking for young adults. Booktalking is one of the core competencies identified in Young Adults Deserve the Best, which states in Area VII - Services that the young adult librarian will be able to "utilize a variety of techniques (e.g., booktalking, discussion groups) to encourage use of materials."
Bodart, Joni Richards. Index to the Wilson Booktalking Series : A Guide to Talks from Nine Volumes. Wilson, 1997.
Essential for all booktalkers to provide access to the goldmine of booktalks produced by Bodart over the years including the "Booktalking the Award Winners" series.
Bromann, Jennifer. Booktalking That Works (Teens the Library Series). Neal-Schuman, 2001.
Following a section on research about teen reading interests, the author provides a wealth of information about booktalking methods, as well as plenty of sample booktalks.
Jones, Patrick. Connecting Young Adults and Libraries: A how-to-do-it manual. 2nd revised and expanded edition. Neal-Schuman, 1998.
Contains an entire chapter on booktalking, including "hooks" and several sample booktalks.
Littlejohn, Carol and Cathlyn Thomas. Keep Talking That Book! : Booktalks to Promote Reading Grades 2-12. Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
The third in a series of books designed to help librarians and teachers promote reading through booktalking. This volume is loaded with booktalks and various indices to help users locate talks by age, genre, etc.
Schall, Lucy. Booktalks Plus : Motivating Teens to Read. Libraries Unlimited, 2001. In addition to over 100 booktalks, the author also provides other activities. Arranged by specific themes in YA literature such as "The World Reacts," talks are further divided into specific subtopics.
Anderson, Shelia and Kristin Mahood. "The inner game of booktalking. " Voice of Youth Advocates v. 24 no2 (June 2001) p. 107-10.
Based on a presentation at the Public Library Association conference, two experienced booktalkers discuss their "pysch-up" tips for putting together booktalk presentations.
Baxter, Kathy. Booktalking nonfiction column in School Library Journal.
Novels are not the only fodder for feeding the booktalk audience. Baxter provides sample booktalks of new and exciting nonfiction.
Bromann, Jennifer. "The toughest audience on earth." School Library Journal v. 45 no10 (Oct. 1999) p. 60-3.
Insights about the best methods to reach teens through booktalking.
Graham, Kent. "Dramatic booktalks (for the untheatrical)." Voice of Youth Advocates v. 16 (Dec. '93) p. 282-3.
A new librarian describes his experiences booktalking to teens.
Guevara, Anne and John Sexton. "Extreme booktalking: YA booktalkers reach 6,000 students each semester!" Voice of Youth Advocates v. 23 no2 (June 2000) p. 98-101.
A booktalking tag team provide practical tips, lists of resources, and pointers from a program which now serves twenty-three schools, a juvenile detention center, a homeless shelter, and a young adult literature class for education majors at Southern Oregon University.
Herald, Diana. "Booktalking to a captive audience." School Library Journal v. 41 (May '95) p. 35-6.
Describe program booktalking to teens at a juvenile detention center in Colorado. either both should be capitalized or neither.
Littlejohn, Carol. "Rebels with (and without) a cause: booktalks for grades 7-12. " Book Report v. 17 no1 (May/June '98) p. 27-9.
A basic how-to article.
Osborne, Marcia. "Booktalking: just do it!." Book Report v. 19 no5 (Mar./Apr. 2001) p. 23-4.
A high school librarian reports on overcoming her reluctance to booktalk and developing a successful service for one of her school's English teachers.