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From: Nancy Lockett <nezloc>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:48:34 -0800 (PST)
I just read this Newbery Honor this morning and really liked it. Interesting that all the talk has been about words lately and this book has a lot about words in it. :)
Anybody read it yet?
I havent gotten to read Power yet, but am always looking for good books for my book clubs. I prob wouldnt let the s word prevent me from using Power (I am on the waiting list for it) with my very conservative tween group, but the girls would probably bring it up and tell me that was too much information. :)
Ironically, I dont remember any questionable words in Rules, but my concern for sensitivity with this one is that one my patrons who is autistic is considering coming to book club.I will probably ask her mom to read it (I do not know the young lady well), and get her tho'ts on it.
Anyway, I enjoyed Rules and look forward to reading Power. I am a lurker who enjoys 'listening'. :):)
Megan Schliesman <schliesman at education.wisc.edu> wrote:
We don't want to disrupt the timeliness of the current comments on the 2007 Newbery Award book. If you have things to add to that discussion, please feel free to do so.
At the same time, we also want to invite comments on the 2007 Printz Award, which we are scheduled to discuss from now through the end of February.
The 2007 Printz Award winner was American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
(First Second, 2006)
There were four Printz Award honor books:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick Press, 2006) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (Dutton, 2006) Surrender by Sonya Hartnett (U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)
In our work at the CCBC, we are often talking about new books to teachers, and I find that's it's hard to contain my enthusiasm when talking about this year's Printz books--particularly American Born Chinese, Octavian Nothing and The Book Thief--with educators on the lookout for books to teach in the high school classroom.
What do you --or the young adults with whom you share books--have to say about one or more of these titles?
Megan
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:48:34 -0800 (PST)
I just read this Newbery Honor this morning and really liked it. Interesting that all the talk has been about words lately and this book has a lot about words in it. :)
Anybody read it yet?
I havent gotten to read Power yet, but am always looking for good books for my book clubs. I prob wouldnt let the s word prevent me from using Power (I am on the waiting list for it) with my very conservative tween group, but the girls would probably bring it up and tell me that was too much information. :)
Ironically, I dont remember any questionable words in Rules, but my concern for sensitivity with this one is that one my patrons who is autistic is considering coming to book club.I will probably ask her mom to read it (I do not know the young lady well), and get her tho'ts on it.
Anyway, I enjoyed Rules and look forward to reading Power. I am a lurker who enjoys 'listening'. :):)
Megan Schliesman <schliesman at education.wisc.edu> wrote:
We don't want to disrupt the timeliness of the current comments on the 2007 Newbery Award book. If you have things to add to that discussion, please feel free to do so.
At the same time, we also want to invite comments on the 2007 Printz Award, which we are scheduled to discuss from now through the end of February.
The 2007 Printz Award winner was American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
(First Second, 2006)
There were four Printz Award honor books:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick Press, 2006) An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (Dutton, 2006) Surrender by Sonya Hartnett (U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)
In our work at the CCBC, we are often talking about new books to teachers, and I find that's it's hard to contain my enthusiasm when talking about this year's Printz books--particularly American Born Chinese, Octavian Nothing and The Book Thief--with educators on the lookout for books to teach in the high school classroom.
What do you --or the young adults with whom you share books--have to say about one or more of these titles?
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, UW-Madison 600 N. Park St., Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706 ph: 608-262-9503 fax: 608-262-4933 schliesman at education.wisc.edu _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-net --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.Received on Wed 21 Feb 2007 10:48:34 AM CST
