Tell It Like It Is: Fifty Monologs for Talented Teens

By Peg Kehret

Book Overview

Award-winning Peg Kehret has done it again! For years, teens have won everything from coveted roles to speech competitions with the help of Kehret's original monologs. Her latest book again captures moments that any teen can relate to. This book's two to four-minute monologs portray life's funny situations and its pathos, written as teens talk and think today. Each of these 50 monologs, almost all of which can be done by boys or girls, creates a "moment of recognition" that makes both the performer and the audience smile as they gain insight. Peg Kehret's highly readable books for young people have won broad national acclaim, including the American Library Association award for "Best Books for Reluctant Readers" and many states' Young Reader's Awards.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566081440
• ISBN13: 9781566081443
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Super title for forensics as well as drama

Peg Kehret's book of monologues for teens is a well-rounded, useful book for both classroom use and competition. The scenes range from funny (Too Much Homework pg. 3, Why It Took Me Four Hours to Make my Bed pg. 112) to sweet (Fatty Patty pg. 27, Grampa's Eyes pg. 36, Heavenly Dimes pg. 45) to sad (Ryan's Gun pg 53). Kehret has several monologues concerning animals (Doggie Delights pg. 8, Toto Tells the Truth About Oz pg. 15, The Day I Was a Dog pg. 25, Roadside Rescue pg. 36, A Home for Katie pg. 84) and rites of passages (The Tooth Fairy pg. 6, Goodbye, Old Jeans pg. 19, Changing Classes pg. 49). Also included in the offerings are historical monologues about segregation (Remembering Little Rock pg. 34), the depression (Dust Bowl Memories pg. 73) and Manifest Destiny (Wagon Train West pg. 94). She crafts both contemporary and historical characters with a large range of emotion and enough flow and peak to each monologue that beginners to advanced students in speech and drama will be able to utilize all 50 monologues. Many of the monologues are genderless which makes them even more useful. Each monologue presents a unique character voice that will challenge teens without making it impossible for them to sound natural while speaking. This is an excellent book and would make a smart purchase in preparation for the upcoming forensics season.