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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:43:14 -0600
This month we've talked about many different types of families in literature for children and young adults. We've discussed the absence of a significant number of books that feature, as a matter of course rather than a matter of point, lesbian and gay families, biracial and multiracial families, as well a families where someone other than a birth parent is raising a child or children.
We've mentioned authors we think do an exceptionally fine job of depciting families and family life, with Hilary McKay, Bob Graham, Vera B. Williams, Kevin Henkes, and Virigina Hamilton among the many mentioned.
We've explored the preponderance of orphans in youth literature, and books that do a terrific job of portraying relationships between and among siblings.
Merri Lindgren recently mentioned unrelated families--books in which individuals find themselves thrown together and create a familial relationship, often as a means of survival.
On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, when we often find ourselves in the midst of family--either by blood, circumstance, or intention--we invite you to share any other thoughts you have right now about families in literature for children and young adults, whether it's favorite books that haven't been mentioned to other themes that "families" in books for youth bring to mind to additional comments on the topics already discussed.
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, Wi 53706 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 27 Nov 2002 08:43:14 AM CST
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:43:14 -0600
This month we've talked about many different types of families in literature for children and young adults. We've discussed the absence of a significant number of books that feature, as a matter of course rather than a matter of point, lesbian and gay families, biracial and multiracial families, as well a families where someone other than a birth parent is raising a child or children.
We've mentioned authors we think do an exceptionally fine job of depciting families and family life, with Hilary McKay, Bob Graham, Vera B. Williams, Kevin Henkes, and Virigina Hamilton among the many mentioned.
We've explored the preponderance of orphans in youth literature, and books that do a terrific job of portraying relationships between and among siblings.
Merri Lindgren recently mentioned unrelated families--books in which individuals find themselves thrown together and create a familial relationship, often as a means of survival.
On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, when we often find ourselves in the midst of family--either by blood, circumstance, or intention--we invite you to share any other thoughts you have right now about families in literature for children and young adults, whether it's favorite books that haven't been mentioned to other themes that "families" in books for youth bring to mind to additional comments on the topics already discussed.
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, Wi 53706 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 27 Nov 2002 08:43:14 AM CST
