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From: Olgy Gary <omgary>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:32:42 -0600
> definitely have been my pick. I'm not sure if this book was
> written for a young adult or adult audience, but it certainly
> was readable by and applicable for teens. (Hurrah for strong
I loved reading all the titles that Maia mentioned as many of them are also absolute favorites of mine and the thing that also caught my eye in the post relates to a particular pet peeve of mine...age grading books. As both a bookseller and author I've often wondered whether those notations in the back cover flap do more harm than good. Like Maia, I read way above "grade level" as a young girl, read all of Shakespeare's works while still in elementary school, all of Kipling's, not just the Disney version of The Jungle Book, and many others. No one ever told me they were hard reading or too many pages (thanks to HP we no longer have that as a limitation for kids books) with not enough pictures, etc. I guess it helps in knowing how to shelve books but I've often wondered about why we started doing that in the first place.
> yet unmartyred girl images in the Church!)
Yes! Hear! Hear!
> Goblins, and Oz formed my basis of fantasy. Dragonflight
Yes. Loved them all as well. Thanks for bringing them back to mind.
> them) to more religious variations; and as a teen, Marion
> Zimmer Bradley to more encompassing notions of sexuality.
Absolutely! "Mists of Avalon"...oh my...I actually read it about 10 yrs ago but since then have recommended it to teenage girls and have received great feedback from those who read it. I adored this book. Love all things King Arthur and this book tells it from the perspective of the women in his life. Very empowering for girls to read. Magical storytelling.
> Little Women,
A question I have, and perhaps it belongs under another topic for another time, but this was absolutely one of my favorite books to read while growing up and I read and re-read it often to my sisters. Then couldn't wait to read it to my kids and when I started doing it couldn't figure out why I'd loved it so as a child! It dragged...that mystified me. :-)
What a storehouse of knowledge we have in this group! Great sharing of stories and how they've impacted our lives. Thanks, ccbc-net, for having this as a topic for this month.
Olgy
------------------------------------------- Olgy Gary, Gen'l Manager
"children come first...because they're our greatest treasure!" http://www.childrencomefirst.com
Received on Tue 23 May 2006 12:32:42 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:32:42 -0600
> definitely have been my pick. I'm not sure if this book was
> written for a young adult or adult audience, but it certainly
> was readable by and applicable for teens. (Hurrah for strong
I loved reading all the titles that Maia mentioned as many of them are also absolute favorites of mine and the thing that also caught my eye in the post relates to a particular pet peeve of mine...age grading books. As both a bookseller and author I've often wondered whether those notations in the back cover flap do more harm than good. Like Maia, I read way above "grade level" as a young girl, read all of Shakespeare's works while still in elementary school, all of Kipling's, not just the Disney version of The Jungle Book, and many others. No one ever told me they were hard reading or too many pages (thanks to HP we no longer have that as a limitation for kids books) with not enough pictures, etc. I guess it helps in knowing how to shelve books but I've often wondered about why we started doing that in the first place.
> yet unmartyred girl images in the Church!)
Yes! Hear! Hear!
> Goblins, and Oz formed my basis of fantasy. Dragonflight
Yes. Loved them all as well. Thanks for bringing them back to mind.
> them) to more religious variations; and as a teen, Marion
> Zimmer Bradley to more encompassing notions of sexuality.
Absolutely! "Mists of Avalon"...oh my...I actually read it about 10 yrs ago but since then have recommended it to teenage girls and have received great feedback from those who read it. I adored this book. Love all things King Arthur and this book tells it from the perspective of the women in his life. Very empowering for girls to read. Magical storytelling.
> Little Women,
A question I have, and perhaps it belongs under another topic for another time, but this was absolutely one of my favorite books to read while growing up and I read and re-read it often to my sisters. Then couldn't wait to read it to my kids and when I started doing it couldn't figure out why I'd loved it so as a child! It dragged...that mystified me. :-)
What a storehouse of knowledge we have in this group! Great sharing of stories and how they've impacted our lives. Thanks, ccbc-net, for having this as a topic for this month.
Olgy
------------------------------------------- Olgy Gary, Gen'l Manager
"children come first...because they're our greatest treasure!" http://www.childrencomefirst.com
Received on Tue 23 May 2006 12:32:42 PM CDT
