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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 12:20:08 -0600
This month: Outstanding Recent Poetry for Children and Teens. April is National Poetry Month. We'll take a look at some of the outstanding poetry that's been published for children and teenagers in the past several years, inviting members of the CCBC-Net community to share their favorites. We'll also take a look at recent novels that have used poems to convey their stories.
May 2003
Young Adult Literature on the Edge: We'll talk about the rise in mature content in young adult literature, from books that openly explore sexuality to those that honestly reflect other challenging (often controversial) issues that are the realities of life for many teens. Has the growing number of high-quality books with
"edgy" content in recent years been influenced by the establishment of the Michael L. Printz Award, given to books in the 12 through 18 age range? Is this a trend reflective of the times in which we live, or is it one can be traced back through the history of young adult literature?
June 2003
Harry Potter V: June 21 marks the release date for the fifth Harry Potter book,
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Prior to June 21, we'll look again at the unparalleled appeal of the novels, and address some of the unique questions that arise with a main character who is not quite keeping pace with real time. Have some of Harry's original fans outgrown him, or is the appeal of the books as great as ever? Are there concerns about Harry's increasing maturity, and the increasing complexity of the novels, as these issues relate to their popularity among young children? After June 21, we invite responses to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix--but please don't give anything away!
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 Thu 03 Apr 2003 12:20:08 PM CST
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 12:20:08 -0600
This month: Outstanding Recent Poetry for Children and Teens. April is National Poetry Month. We'll take a look at some of the outstanding poetry that's been published for children and teenagers in the past several years, inviting members of the CCBC-Net community to share their favorites. We'll also take a look at recent novels that have used poems to convey their stories.
May 2003
Young Adult Literature on the Edge: We'll talk about the rise in mature content in young adult literature, from books that openly explore sexuality to those that honestly reflect other challenging (often controversial) issues that are the realities of life for many teens. Has the growing number of high-quality books with
"edgy" content in recent years been influenced by the establishment of the Michael L. Printz Award, given to books in the 12 through 18 age range? Is this a trend reflective of the times in which we live, or is it one can be traced back through the history of young adult literature?
June 2003
Harry Potter V: June 21 marks the release date for the fifth Harry Potter book,
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Prior to June 21, we'll look again at the unparalleled appeal of the novels, and address some of the unique questions that arise with a main character who is not quite keeping pace with real time. Have some of Harry's original fans outgrown him, or is the appeal of the books as great as ever? Are there concerns about Harry's increasing maturity, and the increasing complexity of the novels, as these issues relate to their popularity among young children? After June 21, we invite responses to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix--but please don't give anything away!
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 Thu 03 Apr 2003 12:20:08 PM CST
