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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:32:39 -0600
During the past week, I've learned much from the people who've sent messages about translated books, their "foreign-ness," their popularity or the lack thereof. It's been pointed out to me in the CCBC-Net
"backstage" that few of us have commented on either the Israeli historical novel based on someone's actual life experiences ("Run, Boy, Run") or the extremely intriguing Swedish account of the experiences of the astronaut who didn't walk on the Moon ("The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins").
Possibly this is because few of us have had access yet through local libraries to either of these books. If that's the reason, or if there are other reasons, it would be interesting to find out from some of you why you haven't read either book, if you do plan to read one of them based on this discussion, or whatever.
I'm not writing that to be in judgment of anyone who didn't participate directly, but rather out of curiosity. This is a question one might also apply to the previous Pura Belpre Award book discussion, or the one featuring the CSK Award books, and possibly even to the one coming up about the Sibert Award books. However I'm particularly interested to hear more about why some of you didn't. or couldn't, comment on either of this year's Batchelder Award books.
Please write to all of us, not only to me, or to my CCBC colleagues...
Best, Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
Received on Mon 29 Mar 2004 10:32:39 AM CST
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:32:39 -0600
During the past week, I've learned much from the people who've sent messages about translated books, their "foreign-ness," their popularity or the lack thereof. It's been pointed out to me in the CCBC-Net
"backstage" that few of us have commented on either the Israeli historical novel based on someone's actual life experiences ("Run, Boy, Run") or the extremely intriguing Swedish account of the experiences of the astronaut who didn't walk on the Moon ("The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins").
Possibly this is because few of us have had access yet through local libraries to either of these books. If that's the reason, or if there are other reasons, it would be interesting to find out from some of you why you haven't read either book, if you do plan to read one of them based on this discussion, or whatever.
I'm not writing that to be in judgment of anyone who didn't participate directly, but rather out of curiosity. This is a question one might also apply to the previous Pura Belpre Award book discussion, or the one featuring the CSK Award books, and possibly even to the one coming up about the Sibert Award books. However I'm particularly interested to hear more about why some of you didn't. or couldn't, comment on either of this year's Batchelder Award books.
Please write to all of us, not only to me, or to my CCBC colleagues...
Best, Ginny
Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
Received on Mon 29 Mar 2004 10:32:39 AM CST
