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TL 16.1.4.indd The Teaching Librarian volume 16, no. 1 33 TL BookBuzz Martha Martin Bifocal Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters 2007 9781554550364 Sample Curriculum Links: Intermediate Language Arts: Reading Grade 9 English: Reading and Literature Studies Grade 12 English: Writing Summary: When a local high school experiences a security lockdown because there's a possibility one of the Muslim students has terrorist affi liations, members of the school community quickly take sides. Th e story is told from alternating viewpoints and readers are taken on a journey through a post 9/11 world of suspicion, prejudice, and racial and religious intolerance. Th e high school is a microcosm of the world at large, and readers gain new perspectives by seeing the situation from opposing points of view. Dear Jo: The Story of Losing Leah… and Searching for Hope Christine Kilbourne 2007 9781897073513 Sample Curriculum Links: Grade 8 Healthy Living: Personal Safety and Injury Prevention Grade 9 English: Reading and Literature Studies Summary: Maxine and Leah, two school friends, explore the world of Internet forums and chatlines from the safety of their screen personas. Unfortunately, the safety they believe they've created turns out to be an illusion. Although Maxine is saved in time, we learn through the entries in "Jo," her diary/ journal, that Leah wasn't so lucky. Th e journal entries begin six months after Leah's abduction. Media Power (Viewpoints) Alison Cooper 2005 9781932889611 Other books in the series: The Right to Smoke (Emma Haughton) The Rights of Animals (Deirdre Rochford) Drug Abuse (Emma Haughton) Equality of the Sexes (Emma Haughton) A Green World? (Nicola Baird) A Punishment to Fit the Crime (Alison Cooper) The Right to Die (Richard Walker) Sample Curriculum Links: Junior-Intermediate Language Arts: Reading Intermediate Healthy Living Grade 12 English: Media Studies Summary: Each of these books provide alternative perspectives on social justice and current aff airs topics, using a mix of full-colour photographs, historical and current media images, quotations by famous and everyday people, and expository text. Th ey are left to discuss the pros and cons of diff erent positions on each topic, and directed to Canadian and international organizations, culminating facts, and websites that can be helpful in additional research. Th e reading level is approximately grade 6, but the topics are appropriate for readers from grades 5-12. 21st-Century Learning @ your library is exciting, multifaceted, and innovative. Th e Together for Learning document demons- trates that resources need to provide diff ering viewpoints, engage readers, off er choice, feature diff erent formats, and foster critical literacy. Th at's a tall order for collection devel- opment - but Book Buzz will off er you some print materials to get you started this fall! Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude Kevin O'Malley Illustrated by Carol Heyer and Scott Goto 2005 9780802789471 Sample Curriculum Links: Primary Language Arts: Reading and Writing Intermediate Language Arts: Writing Summary: A battle of the sexes ensues as a boy and girl share the storytelling role in a rousing and humourous twist on fairytales, gender equality, and the right to have a happy ending after all.