Jennifer Buehler

Jennifer Buehler taught English for ten years before entering a doctoral program in English Education at the University of Michigan. As a high school teacher, she developed an extensive classroom library to engage and inspire her students as readers.

While teaching high school, Jennifer also earned a master’s degree in children’s literature at Eastern Michigan University. She now leads workshops on young adult literature for the Eastern Michigan Writing Project and works with beginning teachers at the University of Michigan.

In addition to writing for ReadWriteThink, Jennifer is the host of Text Messages: Recommendations for Teen Readers, a monthly podcast focusing on the best of new young adult literature.

Lessons on ReadWriteThink

Joining the Conversation about Young Adult Literature (9-12)
Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular young adult literature title into their school’s language arts curriculum. They then present their argument in the form of a letter or speech addressing school decision-makers such as the English department chair or the language arts curriculum coordinator.