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CCBC-Net Discussions: September, October, and November

From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 17:47:34 -0500

Upcoming CCBC-Net topics are:

1) SEPTEMBER, 1999: "Canadian Children's and Young Adult Authors"

We'll tak a brief look at the works of authors such as Michael Bedard, Martha Brooks, Brian Doyle, Sarah Ellis, and Tim Wynne-Jones.

We'll begin our discussion by looking at the novel "Uncle Ronald" by Brian Doyle (pbk. Groundwood).

Ken Setterington, Toronto Public Library Youth Adocate, will join our discussion at various points.

You might be interested in visiting the CCBC webpage's "link of the month," (www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/new.htm). The link in September features the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Their webpage contains many profiles of Canadian authors and artists of children's books, along with a wealth of other information. It's possible to go directly to the url of the Canadian Children's Book Centre
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/ccbc/mainpage.htm).

2) OCTOBER, 1999: "Evaluating Children's and Young Adult Books by and about American Indians"

We'll discuss three books for young readers: 1) "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich (Hyperion 1999); 2) "Bowman's Store" by Joseph Bruchac (Dial, 1997); and 3) "Heart of a Chief" by Joseph Bruchac
(Dial ,1998). "Bowman's Store" is, sadly, out of print but we hope you'll be able to track down a copy of this excellent autobiography through your local library.

Debbie Reese has suggested two resource books about the October topic. They are: 1) American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography by Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette Fairbanks Molin, and Yvonne Wakim (2nd edition, Scarecrow Press, 1999); and 2) Through Indian Eyes:The Native Experience in Books for Children by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale (Santee/Cree), eds. (2nd edition, UCLA Amer Indian Studies Center, 1998) available from Oyate
(http://www.oyate.org)


The October discussion will be moderated by Professor Eliza T. Dresang of Florida State University, where she teaches a class in multicultural literature Eliza is the author of "Radical Change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age" (H.W. Wilson, 1999).

3) NOVEMBER, 1999: "Pottermania!"

With the U.S publication in September by Arthur Levine Books of Scholastic Press of the third volume in the series by J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter phenomenon continues to grow. This month we'll discuss the first three volumes ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Sonte; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.") And - we'll also discuss the phenomenon.

Ginny Moore Kruse (gmkruse at ccbc.education.wisc.edu) for the CCBC-Net staff: Kathleen T. Horning, Megan Schliesman and Christopher Dowling

The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) is a noncirculating children's and young adult literature library for adults. The CCBC is a library of the School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison.


Ginny Moore Kruse (gmkruse at ccbc.education.wisc.edu) Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) A Library of the School of Education (www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/) University of Wisconsin - Madison
Received on Sat 04 Sep 1999 05:47:34 PM CDT