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From: Visser-Knoth, Maeve <visser-knoth_at_smcl.org>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:45:24 +0000
Hi all,
Of course a personal anecdote is not literary criticism, but it interests m e that my own 13-year-old has an aversion to novels in verse. In fact each time that I talk her into reading one, she likes the individual title, but is not willing to be open-minded about the next offering. She liked "Inside Out and Back Again" very much but says "kids only read books like this whe n their teachers make them!" Somehow her dislike of analyzing poetry rubs o ff to these novels. On the flip side, an epistolary novel has a leg up alre ady; she is inclined to like it just because it is written in a fun format. Why is that?!
-Maeve
Maeve Visser Knoth Youth Services Librarian Atherton Library 2 Dinkelspiel Stations Lane Atherton, Ca 94027 650-328-2422
Received on Mon 09 Apr 2012 04:45:24 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:45:24 +0000
Hi all,
Of course a personal anecdote is not literary criticism, but it interests m e that my own 13-year-old has an aversion to novels in verse. In fact each time that I talk her into reading one, she likes the individual title, but is not willing to be open-minded about the next offering. She liked "Inside Out and Back Again" very much but says "kids only read books like this whe n their teachers make them!" Somehow her dislike of analyzing poetry rubs o ff to these novels. On the flip side, an epistolary novel has a leg up alre ady; she is inclined to like it just because it is written in a fun format. Why is that?!
-Maeve
Maeve Visser Knoth Youth Services Librarian Atherton Library 2 Dinkelspiel Stations Lane Atherton, Ca 94027 650-328-2422
Received on Mon 09 Apr 2012 04:45:24 PM CDT
