Storytelling for Young Adults: A Guide to Tales for Teens

About this book

This annotated bibliography of stories for young adults-containing both reprints and original retellings- from around the world and throughout the ages is the new second edition of the best selling Storytelling for Young Adults. Hundreds of story suggestions are organized by theme within broad genre categories: Tales of the Fantastic Tales of the Folk Tales of Life Tales of the Spirit Tales of Laughter and Tales of the Arts and Sciences. Each section contains commentary guidelines and a bibliography of resources; sample ready-to-tell tales are also included. Indexed by author title and subject-including curriculum connections this guide will be helpful to storytellers school and public librarians and teachers working with young adults as well as to the teens themselves. De Vos also shares proven techniques for choosing the right story introducing the story to teenagers and making the storytelling experience memorable. An essential resource for educators who work with teens. Grades 7-12.