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From: K.T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:25:14 -0600
Good morning, readers! After two weeks of vigorous discussion on the current state of multicultural literature, today we begin our discussion of "How I Became a Ghost," by Tim Tingle (Roadrunner Press, 2013).
Yesterday, in our overall discussion of issues related to multicultural literature, Sarah Hamburg asked: "What does/would activism on these issues look like to you?" And Debbie Reese responded:
> Go to your local bookstore. If they don't have Tingle's HOW I BECAME A
> GHOST, ask them to order a copy. Do the same at your local library. I
> don't know how many subscribers there are on the CCBC list, but if
> each one of us did that, and perhaps asked a colleague who is not on
> it, to make those two requests (bookstore and library), that'd be a
> step in the right direction.
I would add, that if you couldn't get the book immediately in either of those two places, you could order it from Birchbark Books at: http://birchbarkbooks.com/Default.aspx?A=ProductSearch&ID=/Search&SE=True
I would also add that for those of us who have been able to get the book, reading it and talking about it is another important step forward in activism. So let's talk!
My own reading experience of "How I Became a Ghost" was one of those wonderful ones where I found I could not put the book down once I started reading it. I felt as though I was gripped by the narrative and I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. The title itself is compelling: exactly how /does/ Isaac become a ghost, and what will happen to a first-person account once that happens? Isaac's voice also pulled me along. Right from the beginning, there was a sense of intimacy in it that made it feel like you, as the reader, were his friend, someone he trusted with his story. But as intimate as the story was, it also felt refreshingly matter-of-fact. There was no melodrama.
There were also lots of surprises in the book, not the least of which was the way in which Isaac became a ghost. I knew from page one he was going to die at some point, but the manner in which he died, I didn't see coming at all.
How about others who have read it? What did you appreciate about it? What surprised you?
--KT
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:25:14 -0600
Good morning, readers! After two weeks of vigorous discussion on the current state of multicultural literature, today we begin our discussion of "How I Became a Ghost," by Tim Tingle (Roadrunner Press, 2013).
Yesterday, in our overall discussion of issues related to multicultural literature, Sarah Hamburg asked: "What does/would activism on these issues look like to you?" And Debbie Reese responded:
> Go to your local bookstore. If they don't have Tingle's HOW I BECAME A
> GHOST, ask them to order a copy. Do the same at your local library. I
> don't know how many subscribers there are on the CCBC list, but if
> each one of us did that, and perhaps asked a colleague who is not on
> it, to make those two requests (bookstore and library), that'd be a
> step in the right direction.
I would add, that if you couldn't get the book immediately in either of those two places, you could order it from Birchbark Books at: http://birchbarkbooks.com/Default.aspx?A=ProductSearch&ID=/Search&SE=True
I would also add that for those of us who have been able to get the book, reading it and talking about it is another important step forward in activism. So let's talk!
My own reading experience of "How I Became a Ghost" was one of those wonderful ones where I found I could not put the book down once I started reading it. I felt as though I was gripped by the narrative and I had to keep reading to find out what happened next. The title itself is compelling: exactly how /does/ Isaac become a ghost, and what will happen to a first-person account once that happens? Isaac's voice also pulled me along. Right from the beginning, there was a sense of intimacy in it that made it feel like you, as the reader, were his friend, someone he trusted with his story. But as intimate as the story was, it also felt refreshingly matter-of-fact. There was no melodrama.
There were also lots of surprises in the book, not the least of which was the way in which Isaac became a ghost. I knew from page one he was going to die at some point, but the manner in which he died, I didn't see coming at all.
How about others who have read it? What did you appreciate about it? What surprised you?
--KT
-- Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St Madison, WI 53706 http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc horning_at_education.wisc.edu 608-263-3721 (phone) 608-262-4933 (fax) --- You are currently subscribed to ccbc-net as: ccbc-archive_at_post.education.wisc.edu. To post to the list, send message to: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu To receive messages in digest format, send a message to... ccbc-net-request_at_lists.wisc.edu ...and include only this command in the body of the message: set ccbc-net digest CCBC-Net Archives The CCBC-Net archives are available to all CCBC-Net listserv members. The archives are organized by month and year. A list of discussion topics (including month/year) is available at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbcnet/archives.asp To access the archives, go to: http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/ccbc-net and enter the following: username: ccbc-net password: Look4PostsReceived on Mon 17 Feb 2014 09:25:58 AM CST
