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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:04:25 -0600
Apologies for getting this discussion going late. But let's (finally!) start the topic for the first part of March:
Girl Stories: Female Characters in Books for Children and Teens.
Back in November 2001 on CCBC-Net, we looked at strong female characters in fantasy novels for older children and teens. But what about other books? Do you cringe at every pink, sparkly princess book before cracking the cover? Are you sometimes pleasantly surprised by what you find inside? Do you find /Twilight's /Bella too whiny and simpering? What books to do you turn to for strong female role models?
What are your thoughts about the portrayal of girls and women in books for children and teens Do you still see stereotypes that drive you crazy? Are there portrayals you especially appreciate--for their strength, their complex characterizations, or other reasons?
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 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Thu 10 Mar 2011 10:04:25 AM CST
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:04:25 -0600
Apologies for getting this discussion going late. But let's (finally!) start the topic for the first part of March:
Girl Stories: Female Characters in Books for Children and Teens.
Back in November 2001 on CCBC-Net, we looked at strong female characters in fantasy novels for older children and teens. But what about other books? Do you cringe at every pink, sparkly princess book before cracking the cover? Are you sometimes pleasantly surprised by what you find inside? Do you find /Twilight's /Bella too whiny and simpering? What books to do you turn to for strong female role models?
What are your thoughts about the portrayal of girls and women in books for children and teens Do you still see stereotypes that drive you crazy? Are there portrayals you especially appreciate--for their strength, their complex characterizations, or other reasons?
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 schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Received on Thu 10 Mar 2011 10:04:25 AM CST
