Last week was Teen Read Week.
So I put together this little video of kids reading and talking about their favorite books with other kids.
There were so many teens who participated that I couldn't show them all, and the video was rather hastily patched together because I have been away on a blurry voyage since Friday. These clips were all filmed on Monday and Tuesday, using an iPad, at the beginning of Teen Read Week.
You will have to forgive the fact that there are some kids reading from books that I wrote. I told them all: No reading from Andrew Smith books.
But you know teenagers.
They do not listen.
They are pretty good readers, though.
Again, I have to say that there are far more teens reading books than there were 20 years ago. This bodes well for our planet, I think. I also see more kids these days sharing books, loaning them out, and making recommendations to their friends.
All very good.
So, enjoy the little film. By the way, the music is composed and performed by Jimmy Marino (also a teenager), the kid who narrated and acted in the book trailer for Stick.
7 comments:
You have a brave group of students! I am glad to see The Perks represented among other excellent reads. And at first I thought it was cute that your books were on video, but I think it's a great testimonial that teens can select their own books.
Thanks Jonathon. PERKS was actually read by several students.
You really have quite the steady hand.
The Tao of Pooh rules. So many great books here.
This was great: some fantastic reading. Also, the music by Jimmy Marino is consistently able bring out my emotional side. When I saw the Stick preview for the first time, I thought it was just me reacting to the book/story, but by now I realize it is just as much the music. What a talented guy he is.
Oh, hooray. We are on a break right now, but my students will love this. And I agree with Rachel: the music from STICK reduces me to tears every time. Talented human beings all around us. Tender mercies.
Cool.
God, that was wonderful. And if that's a poorly edited video I'd like to see the finished cut. Great music and wonderful moments with those young men and women.
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