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Blogs by D.L. Carroll
Good Blog for Childrens Authors
8/4/2013 6:47:51 AM
This was written on 2009, But I just read it and thought this would be helpful for all children's book authors:
10/5/2009
Peggy West-Barton Jennifer Herbert Swan &
LIS 697 Tween Media Literacy Jack Martin
Talk to Tweens Assignment
Tween Group Selected: The tween group I selected for this talk to tweens discussion was comprised of 5 tweens from the America Reads/Counts Saturday Reading/Library program at Pratt Brooklyn. Although a group of 140 children, tweens, teens and undergraduate students who act as tutors meet regularly on a monthly basis, I selected the 5 kids who best represented our Tween population and who had been reading with the program for 4 5 years.
Book List Titles: Prior to the meeting I selected a few titles from ALAs best
Books for young adults, the 2007 Best Books for Tweens recommended by the editors of Amazon, connectforkids.org, and Books for Reluctant Readers. I presented them to the Tweens in the form of fliers. Each Tween was given a flier with the picture of the books on one side and a short annotation on the other. They were asked to circle the books they would be interested in reading. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, , No Way out by by Peggy Kern and Paul Langan , Elijah of Buton by Christopher Paul Curtis , A Girl Like Me by Ni-Ni Simone , Nation by Terry Pratchett, Swamp Thing by Alan Moore. Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. Additional titles : Side effects by Amy Goldman Koss, Ice Haven by Daniel Clowes, The Swamp Thing series by Alan Moore, Dead High Yearbook by Ivan Velez,Sir Licksalot and The Maverick Fools by D.A. Carroll.
What is the last book you read in print?
Olivia: 12yrs- A Thief on Morgan's Plantation by Lisa Banim
Imani: 12 1/2yrs- Demon Princess by Michelle Rowan
Lexus: 12 1/2yrs - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Eric: 12 1/2yrs - School's Out - Forever James Patterson Janaya: 10yrs - The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
How often do you read? 4 out of 5 tweens read a minimum of 2 hrs per night.
Olivia has her TV unplugged for the year. (Parents orders). Olivia spends a minimum of 3 -4 hours reading per night.
What does reading mean to you?
Olivia: 12yrs- A Fantasy escape.
Imani: 12yrs- Traveling through space, time and countries without leaving your seat.
Lexus: 12 1/2yrs Meeting new characters and making new friends.
Eric: 12 1/2yrs - An adventure.
Janaya: 10yrs Fun and exciting because I am a very good reader.
Would you read any of the titles I bought to the discussion?
Olivia: 12yrs- Princess Diaries, Elijah of Buxton, a girl like me
Imani: 12 1/2yrs- Diary of a Part Time Indian No way out, Dead High Year Book
Lexus: 12 1/2yrs a Girl like Me, Princess Diaries,
Eric: 12 1/2yrs Swamp Thing, Nation, No Way Out, Beowulf, Dead High Year Book, Swamp thing series.
Janaya: 10yrs Princess Diaries, Elijah of Buxton, Sir Licksalot and Sir Licksalot and The Maverick Fools.
The tweens selected books based on their personal preference for certain genres, what I observed was how important book covers (visuals) were in the selection process. The books that were annotated without visuals were least selected if at all. Minority Tweens are drawn to kids who look like themselves. Example: all the tweens selected Elijah of Buxton when the book cover was included with the annotation. When I eliminated the book cover and just presented the title to a different set of tweens, no one selected this title. This just emphasizes the positive influence minorities as main characters can have on reading habits.
What do you think of your school library?
Most of the tweens did not know the names of their librarian. It appears that the only contact the tweens had with a librarian was to pick up books selected by their teachers for homework or special assignments. It appears that a trip to the library may be better today than it was when I was growing up (the card catalogue confused me), yet the relationship between librarian and children/tweens/YA is still in need of improvement. Some of the teens know the name of the Librarians at their local public libraries, yet the school librarians were the least memorable to the tweens. One tween told me the librarian was nice at her school yet she could not remember her name or any books she recommended outside of home work. YA librarians in Public libraries seem to be gaining ground in developing meaningful, memorable relationships with teens. They have also begun to reach out to tweens who were almost invisible only a few years ago. There is still much work ahead before school librarians can reach all children including tweens.
What do you do when you are not reading? (in order of importance 1 =most 8 =least
1. Watch television
2. Listen to music
3. Watch You Tube
4. Talk on cell phone
5. MP3 player
6. PSP Gaming system
7. Basketball
8. Visit with friends
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