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From: Nancy Silverrod <nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:04:54 -0700
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I very much enjoyed David Small’s “Stitches,” but I was really surprised to see it nominated as a book for young people. While it’s in no way “inappropriate,” I don’t think it has a lot of generalized teen appeal. I wonder how much of the decision to nominate at a teen title was due to a stereotype that teens are the only ones reading graphic works?
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94122-4733 nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org 415-557-4417 http://silverrod.wordpress.com http://rainbowbooks.wordpress.com
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953) Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
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Received on Thu 15 Oct 2009 11:04:54 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:04:54 -0700
X-EC0D2A8E-5CB7-4969-9C36-46D859D137BE-PartID: F9EB888F-8D7F-48E3-AC34-F27AAEB50C0E
I very much enjoyed David Small’s “Stitches,” but I was really surprised to see it nominated as a book for young people. While it’s in no way “inappropriate,” I don’t think it has a lot of generalized teen appeal. I wonder how much of the decision to nominate at a teen title was due to a stereotype that teens are the only ones reading graphic works?
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94122-4733 nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org 415-557-4417 http://silverrod.wordpress.com http://rainbowbooks.wordpress.com
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953) Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
Official SFPL use only
Received on Thu 15 Oct 2009 11:04:54 AM CDT
