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Wilhelm, Jeff – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Discusses text features that tended to engage boys, and describes their desire to use literacy to share and socialize. Finds that boys were more different than alike, and that very particular conditions in the social context were more important than preexisting interests. Offers brief descriptions of 11 books the author has found to be appealing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Males