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From: lulu delacre <luludela_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:14:17 -0400
Dear all,
So, is it ultimately readers through time that determine to whom is the book intended for? A publisher might market a book as YA, let's say because of the age of its characters, and/or its reading level. However, the book
is purchased by a librarian to be given to a grieving father. The father is going through what the book's author went through. This book is picked up by the grieving
father's remaining 16 year-old daughter, who after reading it sees herself portrayed in the pages of the book. The teenager finds out the author's phone and out of the blue calls the author leaving a long message of how the book has touched her. Would that define a crossover book, a book that both father and daughter relate to at entirely different levels?
Alicia Afterimage is such a book. A book marketed as a YA novel, that
in the end has been embraced as a crossover memoir, most likely because readers recognize it for what it truly is.
Lulu Delacre author/illustrator of children's books www.luludelacre.com
On Oct 7, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Mills, Robin wrote:
I typically refer to these books as multi-generational reads. Students often come to me and say that their book is over-due because another family member is reading it. Child Called It by Dave Pelzer was one book passed thought families. The resulting family discussions are priceless. As a school librarian I have an advantage of being able to house multiple reading/interest levels of
books w/out thinking about which collection should house them.
From the moment you take that first selfless step to help another
person you set off a chain reaction that days, months and years later continues to impact lives. --Karen Schaler
Robin K. Mills – Library Media Specialist
Washington Jr. High School 2101 Division Street Manitowoc, WI 54220 Phone: (920) 683-4857 x5768
This email is intended for the express use of the individual I am attempting to notify. In the interest of maintaining confidentiality; if you have received
this email in error, please contact me immediately and then delete this message. Thank you.
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:14:17 -0400
Dear all,
So, is it ultimately readers through time that determine to whom is the book intended for? A publisher might market a book as YA, let's say because of the age of its characters, and/or its reading level. However, the book
is purchased by a librarian to be given to a grieving father. The father is going through what the book's author went through. This book is picked up by the grieving
father's remaining 16 year-old daughter, who after reading it sees herself portrayed in the pages of the book. The teenager finds out the author's phone and out of the blue calls the author leaving a long message of how the book has touched her. Would that define a crossover book, a book that both father and daughter relate to at entirely different levels?
Alicia Afterimage is such a book. A book marketed as a YA novel, that
in the end has been embraced as a crossover memoir, most likely because readers recognize it for what it truly is.
Lulu Delacre author/illustrator of children's books www.luludelacre.com
On Oct 7, 2009, at 10:34 AM, Mills, Robin wrote:
I typically refer to these books as multi-generational reads. Students often come to me and say that their book is over-due because another family member is reading it. Child Called It by Dave Pelzer was one book passed thought families. The resulting family discussions are priceless. As a school librarian I have an advantage of being able to house multiple reading/interest levels of
books w/out thinking about which collection should house them.
From the moment you take that first selfless step to help another
person you set off a chain reaction that days, months and years later continues to impact lives. --Karen Schaler
Robin K. Mills – Library Media Specialist
Washington Jr. High School 2101 Division Street Manitowoc, WI 54220 Phone: (920) 683-4857 x5768
This email is intended for the express use of the individual I am attempting to notify. In the interest of maintaining confidentiality; if you have received
this email in error, please contact me immediately and then delete this message. Thank you.
---Received on Wed 07 Oct 2009 11:14:17 AM CDT
