From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 12:00:54 -0500

Just a reminder that the first and last days of the month are our official time for announcements and questions related to children's and young adult literature. Due the extended holiday weekend in the U.S., we'll extend the time for a few days and get started with our official discussion on Wednesday, July 5.

The topics on CCBC-Net for the next three monts are:

1) July, 2000

TWO BOOKS by DAVID ALMOND: SKELLIG and KIT'S WILDERNESS

These two novels of interest to middle school readers (and to younger and to older readers, as well) have captured so much attention on both sides of the Atlantic. "Skellig" won major awards in England and in the USA during 1998 and 1999. "Kit's Wilderness" has received rave reviews in the USA this spring, and many readers feel it's even more powerful than "Skellig." What makes each book so compelling? How are young readers responding to each? If you've heard Mr. Almond speak in person, you will be able to tell others some of what he says himself about each of these two novels first published in the USA by Delacorte.

2) August, 2000

BOOKS by BEVERLY CLEARY

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book
"Henry Huggins." If some of Beverly Cleary's books have stood the proverbial test of time - as many readers, librarians and booksellers will agree they have - then we want to ask which books? why?

3) September, 2000

HARRY POTTER # 4

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the alleged title of the fourth book in the Harry Potter sequence by J.K. Rowling (to be released for sale in the U.S. by Arthur Levine Books/Scholastic Press and in the U.K. by Bloomsbury on July 8) will be the focus of our discussion. Meanwhile while you wait for this book to be published, you might want to visit the CBC web page featuring reviews and articles about the first three Harry Potter books http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/hpreview.htm
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