Gender Identity Literature
Guidelines for a Gender-Balanced Curriculum in English Language Arts Pre-K to Grade 6 presents a very readable article on the NCTE guidelines for selecting books based on gender balance. It also includes curricular suggestions and a selected book list for gender-balanced curricula in English language arts.
www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/curr/107636.htm
Guys Read: For Middle Guys
The goal of this web site is to motivate boys to read by connecting them with materials that they will want to read, in ways that they like to read, and through books that have been recommended by other boys. www.guysread.com/picks_guys_middle.html
Female Coming-of-Age Stories, by a feminist, Kay Vandergrift, presents her suggestions for female coming-of-age books for teen readers.
scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/age.html
Smart Girls Reviews provides female students the opportunity to submit book reviews on books as diverse as Pride and Prejudice and The Princess Diaries.
www.smartgirl.com/reviews/search_category/?review_type=books
Male Coming-of-Age Stories offers an extensive list of male coming-of-age books.
scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/male.html
Cool Books for Tough Guys: 50 Books Out of the Mainstream of Adolescent Literature That Will Appeal to Males Who Do Not Enjoy Reading recommends books for reluctant readers.
scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/fall94/Baines.html
Reading Rants!—Boy Meets Books is a friendly site to find reviews of young adult literature for males.
tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/boys.htm
Guys Read—A Literacy Initiative for Boys presents author Jon Scieszka's ideas of how to motivate boys to read and his list of high-quality books for boys.
www.guysread.com/
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