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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:46:22 -0600
Thank you to all who have participated in our discussion of women's history in books for children and young adults.
We know some of you still may have things to say about women's history, and we encourge you to post your additional thoughts on this topic.
At the same time, we invite you to turn your attention to the topic for the second half of November: religion in books for children and young adults: books about religion/religious practices, books that explore different beliefs, books that address religious themes and topics, or that address the role of religion in life and society are among the ideas we hope to explore.
It seems to me this has been a particularly interesting year as for books that explore religion in one way or another. From non-fiction such as Pearl Gaskins' "I Believe in..." interviews with young people from diverse religious backgrounds about their religious and spiritual beliefs, to novels that range from Belgian author Anne Provoost's "In the Shadow of the Ark," an epic translated novel about a young woman who is witness to and particpant in the frenzied events surrounding the building of Noah's Ark ; to Kelly Easton's "Walking on Air," set during the Depression and featuring the daughter of an itinerant preacher of questionable ethics whose coming of age includes many questions about her own faith and family; to Catherine Fisher's fantasy "The Oracle Betrayed," in which the main character starts out as an ardent non?liever even as she plays a significant role in the religious rituals of her community; to Pete Hautman's Godless (which has just received the National Book Award for Youth Literature), in which a teenager creates his own religion as a joke that misses the mark for at least one of his "followers."
What are your thoughts on religion in books for youth?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608&2?03 fax: 608&2I33 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Thu 18 Nov 2004 01:46:22 PM CST
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:46:22 -0600
Thank you to all who have participated in our discussion of women's history in books for children and young adults.
We know some of you still may have things to say about women's history, and we encourge you to post your additional thoughts on this topic.
At the same time, we invite you to turn your attention to the topic for the second half of November: religion in books for children and young adults: books about religion/religious practices, books that explore different beliefs, books that address religious themes and topics, or that address the role of religion in life and society are among the ideas we hope to explore.
It seems to me this has been a particularly interesting year as for books that explore religion in one way or another. From non-fiction such as Pearl Gaskins' "I Believe in..." interviews with young people from diverse religious backgrounds about their religious and spiritual beliefs, to novels that range from Belgian author Anne Provoost's "In the Shadow of the Ark," an epic translated novel about a young woman who is witness to and particpant in the frenzied events surrounding the building of Noah's Ark ; to Kelly Easton's "Walking on Air," set during the Depression and featuring the daughter of an itinerant preacher of questionable ethics whose coming of age includes many questions about her own faith and family; to Catherine Fisher's fantasy "The Oracle Betrayed," in which the main character starts out as an ardent non?liever even as she plays a significant role in the religious rituals of her community; to Pete Hautman's Godless (which has just received the National Book Award for Youth Literature), in which a teenager creates his own religion as a joke that misses the mark for at least one of his "followers."
What are your thoughts on religion in books for youth?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
ph: 608&2?03 fax: 608&2I33 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Thu 18 Nov 2004 01:46:22 PM CST
