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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:01:14 -0500
For the second half of June (or rather, last nine days...) we are looking at the topic of "How Far Is Too Far" in young adult literature. It seems just about any topic imaginable can be found in one young adult novel or another. There are always books pushing the boundaries--individual, instiututional--regarding what we are comfortable reading about. At the same time, these boundaries 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 approach the topic with the assumption that there is no correct answer to this question. Instead, we hope to use the next week or so to examine the issues in young adult literature that challenge us as librarians, teachers, readers, writers, editors, and publishers. Is there a tension between what you are comfortable with personally, and what you strive for professionally with regard to providing y access to books on a wide range of topics that reflect the reality of young adults' lives or the world they live in? Are there themes or topics that you find challenging in the context of young adult literature, or do you find your discomfort lies with individual titles rather than ideas? Or have you never met a young adult book that bothered you with regard to topic or treatment of its subject matter?
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 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 22 Jun 2005 10:01:14 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:01:14 -0500
For the second half of June (or rather, last nine days...) we are looking at the topic of "How Far Is Too Far" in young adult literature. It seems just about any topic imaginable can be found in one young adult novel or another. There are always books pushing the boundaries--individual, instiututional--regarding what we are comfortable reading about. At the same time, these boundaries 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 approach the topic with the assumption that there is no correct answer to this question. Instead, we hope to use the next week or so to examine the issues in young adult literature that challenge us as librarians, teachers, readers, writers, editors, and publishers. Is there a tension between what you are comfortable with personally, and what you strive for professionally with regard to providing y access to books on a wide range of topics that reflect the reality of young adults' lives or the world they live in? Are there themes or topics that you find challenging in the context of young adult literature, or do you find your discomfort lies with individual titles rather than ideas? Or have you never met a young adult book that bothered you with regard to topic or treatment of its subject matter?
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 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 22 Jun 2005 10:01:14 AM CDT
