Read All About It

by Trelease, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780670836932
• ISBN10: 0670836931
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Viking Pr

Summary

A treasury of fifty sensational read-aloud pieces for young adults. From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass to Maniac Magee, sci-fi to op-ed, "Casey at the Bat" to a moving true story about the reunion of two Holocaust survivors, this wonderfully diverse collection of excerpts from newspapers, magazines, and books has been created by Jim Trelease especially to turn young people on to the many pleasures of reading. Here are thought-provoking columns from Mike Royko and Pete Hamill; excerpts from classics like To Kill a Mockingbird and "Rikki-tikki-tavi"; autobiographical sketches by Maya Angelou, Moss Hart, and others, highlighting the importance of reading in their lives; and much more. With selections representing many different cultures, genres, writing styles, and interests, Read All About It! is a wonderful introduction to the riches of literature and to a lifetime of reading.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Growing Pains
Maniac Magee	p. 3
Aunt Millicent	p. 12
Broken Chain	p. 29
Four Miles to Pinecone	p. 40
Miracle at Clement's Pond	p. 45
Object Lesson	p. 53
To Kill a Mockingbird	p. 67
Thank You, Ma'am	p. 82
Animal Tales
A Blue-Eyed Daisy	p. 93
A Day No Pigs Would Die	p. 99
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood	p. 105
Incident at Hawk's Hill	p. 114
Fantastic Tales
When the Tripods Came	p. 131
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar	p. 143
Classics
Rikki-tikki-tavi	p. 155
Otto of the Silver Hand	p. 175
Joseph: His Dream	p. 187
Old Chestnuts
When Poetry (and Oratory) Was King	p. 199
Casey at the Bat
Casey's Revenge	p. 202
The Cremation of Sam McGee	p. 212
Chilling Tales
Fear	p. 223
Who's Afraid?	p. 230
The Elevator	p. 236
The Night Watchman	p. 244
The Ravine	p. 252
Out to the Ball Game
The Andy Strasberg Story	p. 275
Trip to Fenway Drives Home the Truth--Right Off the Bat	p. 285
Escape Reading
Mapping Escape Routes	p. 291
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass	p. 293
Act One	p. 303
All the Strange Hours	p. 310
Alexander Dolgun's Story	p. 321
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	p. 332
Historical Fiction
The December Rose	p. 345
Sarah Bishop	p. 355
North to Freedom	p. 363
The Iceberg Hermit	p. 371
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle	p. 381
Paper Clips
The Land of Wits, Sages, Oracles, Muckrakers, and Insiders	p. 395
Wrong Mom? Tough!	p. 398
Nothing to Worry About and The Turtle	p. 403
He Was No Bum	p. 411
The Yellow Handkerchief	p. 417
I've Got Your Number	p. 424
Why Ali Loved Flag Burnings	p. 428
Nonfiction As Literature
Helping Hands	p. 435
In the Pantry	p. 448
Power of the Powerless: A Brother's Lesson	p. 456
Woodsong	p. 461
Surprise Endings
Those Three Wishes	p. 475
It Happened on the Brooklyn Subway	p. 479
Audio- and Videocassette Production Companies	p. 489
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