Wood (reading and elementary education, U. of North Carolina at Charlotte) and Blanton (language and literacy learning in multilingual settings, U. of Miami) bring together 24 chapters that detail how teachers can use research on adolescent literacy in the middle and high school classroom. A group of American researchers working in education, instruction and learning, curriculum, cognitive sciences, English, and related fields present their work on the adolescent learner, comprehension, content-area literacy, differentiated instruction, gender differences, parental involvement, literacy coaching, and English language learners, as well as techniques for building digital literacy and comprehension skills, using picture books, flexible grouping, and writing instruction. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)