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From: Susan Dubin <sdubin>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:18:29 -0700
I also loved Adam of the Road and Door in the Wall was one of my all time favorite books as a child. I still love medieval history and literature! Door in the Wall has been read by many of my 5th and 6th graders with about half loving it and the others coming back with the dreaded "Boring!". Unfortunately, I have not been able to get a good sampling of readers for Adam of the Road-- too long I think.
Thanksfor your comments on Dark Frigate. I think that book suffers from bad coveritis. It does not tempt my readers despite its beautiful language and good story.
Susan Dubin Off-the-Shelf Library Services
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen T. Horning" <horning at education.wisc.edu> To: "CCBC-NET" <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] (Un)Popular Newberys
> I'm glad Steven Engelfried mentioned "The Dark Frigate." I was
> pleasantly surprised by it when I read it for the first time a few years
> ago. The author's tone reminded me of Lloyd Alexander. Charles Boardman
> Hawes died very young, after publishing just two books, and the Newbery
> for "The Dark Frigate" was awarded posthumously. I imagine that if he
> had lived to a ripe old age, he would be a much better-known author
> today. He was a very gifted writer.
>
> I'm pretty sure I was the only kid in my school who ever read -- and
> loved -- "Adam of the Road." I also really liked "The Door in the Wall"
> as a child but have never gone back to re-read either of them as an
> adult. I wonder how they'd stand up.
>
> KT
>
> Kathleen T. Horning
> Director
> Cooperative Children's Book Center
> 4290 Helen C. White Hall
> 600 N. Park St
> Madison, WI 53706
>
> Phone: 608-263-3721
> FAX: 608-262-4933
>
> horning at education.wisc.edu
> http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
>
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Received on Thu 13 Sep 2007 11:18:29 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:18:29 -0700
I also loved Adam of the Road and Door in the Wall was one of my all time favorite books as a child. I still love medieval history and literature! Door in the Wall has been read by many of my 5th and 6th graders with about half loving it and the others coming back with the dreaded "Boring!". Unfortunately, I have not been able to get a good sampling of readers for Adam of the Road-- too long I think.
Thanksfor your comments on Dark Frigate. I think that book suffers from bad coveritis. It does not tempt my readers despite its beautiful language and good story.
Susan Dubin Off-the-Shelf Library Services
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen T. Horning" <horning at education.wisc.edu> To: "CCBC-NET" <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] (Un)Popular Newberys
> I'm glad Steven Engelfried mentioned "The Dark Frigate." I was
> pleasantly surprised by it when I read it for the first time a few years
> ago. The author's tone reminded me of Lloyd Alexander. Charles Boardman
> Hawes died very young, after publishing just two books, and the Newbery
> for "The Dark Frigate" was awarded posthumously. I imagine that if he
> had lived to a ripe old age, he would be a much better-known author
> today. He was a very gifted writer.
>
> I'm pretty sure I was the only kid in my school who ever read -- and
> loved -- "Adam of the Road." I also really liked "The Door in the Wall"
> as a child but have never gone back to re-read either of them as an
> adult. I wonder how they'd stand up.
>
> KT
>
> Kathleen T. Horning
> Director
> Cooperative Children's Book Center
> 4290 Helen C. White Hall
> 600 N. Park St
> Madison, WI 53706
>
> Phone: 608-263-3721
> FAX: 608-262-4933
>
> horning at education.wisc.edu
> http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
>
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