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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:33:07 -0500
Today we begin our discussion for the second part of July: Survival Stories.
I'm always intrigued by themes that lend themselves to many interpretations in the literature for children and teens, and the topic of "survival" certainly fits. There are books such as "Shackleton's Stowaway" by Victoria McKernan that offer a riveting portrait of survival under extraordinary circumstances; literature that looks at the challenges of surviving harrowing personal experiences, like Laurie Halse Anderson's "Speak," or Sharon Flake's "Bang!," and books that document how challenging it can be to get through some of the everyday experiences of childhood and adolescence with a sense of self and self-worth in tact (Jenny Han's "Shug" is a recent title that comes to mind).
What ways can you interpret the theme of "survival" in books for children and teens? What books do you appreciate to connect to that theme, and why?
Megan
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:33:07 -0500
Today we begin our discussion for the second part of July: Survival Stories.
I'm always intrigued by themes that lend themselves to many interpretations in the literature for children and teens, and the topic of "survival" certainly fits. There are books such as "Shackleton's Stowaway" by Victoria McKernan that offer a riveting portrait of survival under extraordinary circumstances; literature that looks at the challenges of surviving harrowing personal experiences, like Laurie Halse Anderson's "Speak," or Sharon Flake's "Bang!," and books that document how challenging it can be to get through some of the everyday experiences of childhood and adolescence with a sense of self and self-worth in tact (Jenny Han's "Shug" is a recent title that comes to mind).
What ways can you interpret the theme of "survival" in books for children and teens? What books do you appreciate to connect to that theme, and why?
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706 608-262-9503 608-262-4933 (fax) schliesman at education.wisc.edu www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/Received on Tue 17 Jul 2007 08:33:07 AM CDT