From: Wendy Burton <burtonwl_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:41:16 -0800 (PST)

Wait, why would you compare Claudette Colvin to nonfiction books for kids u nder ten? The publishing information has it as 10 and up, and I'd say it's only for advanced 10-year-olds; more of a middle school book, wouldn't be o ut of place at high school.

Now, one could make case that it FEELS somewhat long, which would make it irrelevant how long the other honors were c omparison. (I didn't feel this way, though.)

Wendy burtonwl_at_yahoo.co m

--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Maggi wrote:

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om: Maggi
 Subject: Re:
 ccbc-net digest: January 25, 2010
 To: "CCBC-NET" Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 6:30 AM
 Jonathan -- most nonfiction written
 for kids under 10 is 64 pages or less.  Many books fall in the 32 page range.  Reading nonfiction of this
 length is a challenge for anyone who is not accustomed to
 reading nonfiction, (which, since fiction is emphasized in
 schools, includes many kids).  Students who read at one
 reading level for fiction often read several levels below in
 nonfiction.  Also consider the size of the pages and
 the size of the text: one page in CC equals about two pages
 of text in a typical fiction book, such as When You Reach
 Me.
 
 -Maggi
 
 On Jan 26, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Hunt, Jonathan wrote:
 
 Maggi,
 You described CLAUDETTE COLVIN as somewhat long at 120
 pages, and yet it's the shortest Newbery book with WHEN YOU
 REACH ME and HOMER P. FIGG at 200+ pages and CALPURNIA TATE
 and WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON at 300+ pages. 
 I'm curious as to why would describe it as somewhat long.
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