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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 09:38:48 -0500
May:
What Are You Reading? During the month of May, let us know the children's and young adult books that are on your nightstand and on your mind. Whether you're reading a brand new book, rereading a beloved childhood title, or finally getting around to the book everyone was talking about in 1969, we invite you to discuss the books for children and young adults (or about literature for children and young adults) that you've been longing to talk about.
June
First Two Weeks: The Books of Francesca Lia Block. In 1989, Francesca Lia Block made an unforgettable entrance into young adult literature with the pubulication of her first novel, Weetzie Bat. Since that time, she has written over a dozen young adult novels. Her Weetzie Bat books in particular are courageous explorations of both form and content, using fresh and lyrical langague to illuminate the inner lives and inter-connectedness of characters who are at once archetypes and achingly real. For the first half of June, we'll look at the work of Francesca Lia Block, who is the recpient of the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Award (of the American Library Association) for lifetime achievement in young adult literature.
Second Two Weeks: How Far Is Too Far? Every day, librarians and teachers are in the position of having to decide what to purchase, teach, or recommended to to young adults. And in these days when it seems just about any topic imaginable can be found in one young adult novel or another, it seems to many that those decisions are more complicated than ever before. Yet the boundaries of what we find acceptable are never static--they differ from individual to individual, and are ever-shifting when it comes to society as a whole. So how far is too far when it comes to literature for young adults? We'll explore this and related questions during the second half of June.
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 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Thu 05 May 2005 09:38:48 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 09:38:48 -0500
May:
What Are You Reading? During the month of May, let us know the children's and young adult books that are on your nightstand and on your mind. Whether you're reading a brand new book, rereading a beloved childhood title, or finally getting around to the book everyone was talking about in 1969, we invite you to discuss the books for children and young adults (or about literature for children and young adults) that you've been longing to talk about.
June
First Two Weeks: The Books of Francesca Lia Block. In 1989, Francesca Lia Block made an unforgettable entrance into young adult literature with the pubulication of her first novel, Weetzie Bat. Since that time, she has written over a dozen young adult novels. Her Weetzie Bat books in particular are courageous explorations of both form and content, using fresh and lyrical langague to illuminate the inner lives and inter-connectedness of characters who are at once archetypes and achingly real. For the first half of June, we'll look at the work of Francesca Lia Block, who is the recpient of the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Award (of the American Library Association) for lifetime achievement in young adult literature.
Second Two Weeks: How Far Is Too Far? Every day, librarians and teachers are in the position of having to decide what to purchase, teach, or recommended to to young adults. And in these days when it seems just about any topic imaginable can be found in one young adult novel or another, it seems to many that those decisions are more complicated than ever before. Yet the boundaries of what we find acceptable are never static--they differ from individual to individual, and are ever-shifting when it comes to society as a whole. So how far is too far when it comes to literature for young adults? We'll explore this and related questions during the second half of June.
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 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Thu 05 May 2005 09:38:48 AM CDT
