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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:00:06 -0500
We invite you to continue to share your children's and young adult literature related annnouncements for the next few days. Then we'll move on to our November discussion topics:
*First Half of November: When Does the Past Become History?*Is there a line we can draw when it comes to defining what constitutes "history," whether in fiction or non-fiction, when it comes to literature for children and teens?Would you classify Rebecca Stead's Newbery-award-winning novel /When You Reach Me?/, set in the 1970s, as historical?What about books about the events of September 11, 2001?And what about novels that were contemporary when they were written in past decades, or even centuries? How do you adjust when it comes to evaluating them in terms of today's collections and readers?During the first half of November on CCBC-Net, we invite you to ponder the past in terms of literature for children and teens, and how children and teens themselves perceive it.
*Second Half of November: Who Invited Them? Adults as Main Characters in Literature for Teens.//*There have been a number of recent young adult novels that feature adults as main characters, from Mal Peet's /Keeper/ to Aidan Chambers's /Dying to Know You /to /Code Name Verity/ by Elizabeth Wein. Sometimes it works---the novel succeeds as a book for
teen readers---but not always. And of course opinions can vary! Are
adult characters becoming more prevalent because the lines between adult and young adult fiction are continuing to blur? We'll look at this trend during the second half of November on CCBC-Net.Are they welcome at the party?Do the books that come to mind succeed---or fail--as young adult
novels because or in spite of the adult on center stage? And what have you heard from teen readers?
And don't forget, each December we invite you to share your favorites of the year. Start making a list now of the 2012 books you especially appreciate!
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 Fri 02 Nov 2012 10:00:06 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:00:06 -0500
We invite you to continue to share your children's and young adult literature related annnouncements for the next few days. Then we'll move on to our November discussion topics:
*First Half of November: When Does the Past Become History?*Is there a line we can draw when it comes to defining what constitutes "history," whether in fiction or non-fiction, when it comes to literature for children and teens?Would you classify Rebecca Stead's Newbery-award-winning novel /When You Reach Me?/, set in the 1970s, as historical?What about books about the events of September 11, 2001?And what about novels that were contemporary when they were written in past decades, or even centuries? How do you adjust when it comes to evaluating them in terms of today's collections and readers?During the first half of November on CCBC-Net, we invite you to ponder the past in terms of literature for children and teens, and how children and teens themselves perceive it.
*Second Half of November: Who Invited Them? Adults as Main Characters in Literature for Teens.//*There have been a number of recent young adult novels that feature adults as main characters, from Mal Peet's /Keeper/ to Aidan Chambers's /Dying to Know You /to /Code Name Verity/ by Elizabeth Wein. Sometimes it works---the novel succeeds as a book for
teen readers---but not always. And of course opinions can vary! Are
adult characters becoming more prevalent because the lines between adult and young adult fiction are continuing to blur? We'll look at this trend during the second half of November on CCBC-Net.Are they welcome at the party?Do the books that come to mind succeed---or fail--as young adult
novels because or in spite of the adult on center stage? And what have you heard from teen readers?
And don't forget, each December we invite you to share your favorites of the year. Start making a list now of the 2012 books you especially appreciate!
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 Fri 02 Nov 2012 10:00:06 AM CDT
