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Then / Now Narratives: First Part Last & A Northern Light
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From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:40:17 -0600
Jonathan, I appreciated your comments about the then / now narrative structure.
The Printz Award winner, First Part Last, used this technique brilliantly, building the narrative tension to a perfect conclusion
(that was also the story's beginning). The two strands of narrative were woven together into a perfect whole, and the expert pacing was what made it work.
It must have been such an interesting committee discussion, to be able to compare and contrast two books that use the same narrative device but are so different from each other.
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Thu 26 Feb 2004 08:40:17 PM CST
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:40:17 -0600
Jonathan, I appreciated your comments about the then / now narrative structure.
The Printz Award winner, First Part Last, used this technique brilliantly, building the narrative tension to a perfect conclusion
(that was also the story's beginning). The two strands of narrative were woven together into a perfect whole, and the expert pacing was what made it work.
It must have been such an interesting committee discussion, to be able to compare and contrast two books that use the same narrative device but are so different from each other.
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Thu 26 Feb 2004 08:40:17 PM CST
