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Independent Scholar Shivaun Plozza the Troll Under the Bridge
Plozza The troll under the bridge Independent scholar Shivaun Plozza The troll under the bridge: should Australian publishers of young adult literature act as moral-gatekeepers? Abstract: In the world of Young Adult Literature, the perceived impact of certain texts on the moral, social and psychological development of its readers is a cause for debate. The question ‘what is suitable content for a pre-adult readership’ is one guaranteed to produce conflicting, polarising and impassioned responses. Within the context of this debate, the essay explores a number of key questions. Do publishers have a moral obligation to avoid certain topics or should they be pushing the boundaries of teen fiction further? Is it the role of the publisher to consider the impact of books they publish to a teenage audience? Should the potential impact of a book on its reader be considered ahead of a book’s potential to sell and make money? This article analyses criticism and praise for two ‘controversial’ Australian Young Adult books: Sonya Hartnett’s Sleeping Dogs (1997) and John Marsden’s Dear Miffy (1997). It argues that ‘issues-books’ are necessary to the development of teens, and publishers should continue to push the envelope of teen fiction while ensuring they make a concerted effort to produce quality, sensitive and challenging books for a teen market. Biographical note: Shivaun Plozza is a project editor, manuscript assessor and writer of YA fiction. Her debut novel, Frankie, is due for publication by Penguin in early 2016. She has published short stories, poetry and articles in various journals, both online and print, and has won numerous awards and fellowships. -
Different Drummers
Special Issue: Different Drummers March/April 2013 Volume LXXXIX Number 2 ® Features Barbara Bader 21 Z Is for Elastic: The Amazing Stretch of Paul Zelinsky A look at the versatile artist’s career. Roger Sutton 30 Jack (and Jill) Be Nimble: An Interview with Mary Cash and Jason Low Independent publishers stay flexible and look to the future. Eugene Yelchin 41 The Price of Truth Reading books in a police state. Elizabeth Burns 47 Reading: It’s More Than Meets the Eye Making books accessible to print-disabled children. Columns Editorial Roger Sutton 7 See, It’s Not Just Me In which we celebrate the nonconforming among us. The Writer’s Page Polly Horvath and Jack Gantos 11 Two Writers Look at Weird Are they weird? What is weird, anyway? And will Jack ever reply to Polly? Different Drums What’s the strangest children’s book you’ve ever enjoyed? Elizabeth Bird 18 Seven Little Ones Instead Luann Toth 20 Word Girl Deborah Stevenson 29 Horrible and Beautiful Kristin Cashore 39 Embracing the Strange Susan Marston 46 New and Strange, Once Elizabeth Law 58 How Can a Fire Be Naughty? Christine Taylor-Butler 71 Something Wicked Mitali Perkins 72 Border Crossing Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 79 Wiggiling Sight Reading Leonard S. Marcus 54 Wit’s End: The Art of Tomi Ungerer A “willfully perverse and subversive individualist.” (continued on next page) March/April 2013 ® Columns (continued) Field Notes Elizabeth Bluemle 59 When Pigs Fly: The Improbable Dream of Bookselling in a Digital Age How one indie children’s bookstore stays SWIM HIGH ACROSS T H E SKY afloat. -
Sonya Hartnett Author of the Children of the King HC: 978-0-7636-6735-1 • E-Book: 978-0-7636-7042-9 272 Pages • Age 10 and Up
A conversation with sonya hartnett author of the Children of the King HC: 978-0-7636-6735-1 • E-book: 978-0-7636-7042-9 272 pages • Age 10 and up Q: You start with a scary opening scene. If I hadn’t been told that this was a “mild ghost story,” I might not have gotten past it. Some of your other writing can be very unsettling. What made you decide that this story would be more mild? A: Questionsofmildnessnevercameintoit.Anideacomestoyou,anditbringswithititsown spirit—someareeerie,somearequiet,someareloud,someareslinky,somearestrange.Iknew thiswouldbeastoryforchildrensetduringthewar.Theagegroupcreatescertainlimitsaround whatyoucanandcan’twrite.IneverthoughtofitasbeingaghoststoryasIwroteit,soIdidn’t spendanytimemakingtheboysscary.Iwantedthemtobeabletobemistakenforrealchildren bythereader,soIkeptalidontheirscariness.Theopeningsceneis,I’mtold,alittlescary.Ithink abookshouldstartwithabang,andsothesceneisakindofbang.IusedtoplayMurderinthe Darkasakid;itterrifiedme.Iplayitwithmydogsometimes;itstillterrifiesme. Q: What inspired you to write the story-within-the story, weaving the tale of a family evacuating from London to a country estate during World War II with the mystery of the missing princes, nephews of King Richard? How do those two elements, World War II and the mystery of the princes, resonate for you, if they do? A: I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinthestoryofRichardandtheprinces,andI’vealludedtoitafew timesinvariousnovels,butIalwayswantedtowritesomethingmoresubstantialaboutit—to reallylookinsidethecharacters’heads.I’vealsoalwaysfoundthewholeevacuationsagatobe -
Sacs Secondary Reading Lists
Sacs Secondary Reading Lists ST ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SECONDARY BOOK LISTS Aboriginal stories Action and adventure Biography and autobiography Christian Classics Crime Dystopian Fantasy Graphic novels Historical fiction Humorous stories Love and romance Middle School reading list Multicultural stories Non fiction Science fiction Senior reading list Short stories (online) Sports Thrillers War stories World literature St Andrew’s Cathedral School Secondary Reading Lists 2015 Page 1 ABORIGINAL STORIES Definition: fiction books written by Aboriginal authors. Author Title or Series Behrendt, Larissa Home Coleman, Dylan Mazin Grace Fran, Dobbie Whisper Paper bags and dreams Frankland, Richard J. Walking the boundaries Heiss, Anita Who am I? The diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, 1937 (or any other title) Leane, Jeanine Purple threads Lucashenko, Melissa Killing Darcy McDonald, Meme & My girragundji Prior, Boori The Binna Binna Man Njunjul the sun Mudrooroo (Johnson, Master of the ghost dreaming series Colin) Wild cat falling Norrington, Leonie The Barrumbi kids series Watson, Nicole The boundary Wharton, Herb Yumba days Wimot, Eric Pemulwuy: the Rainbow Warrior St Andrew’s Cathedral School Secondary Reading Lists 2015 Page 2 ABORIGINAL PICTURE BOOKS Definition: junior picture books written by Aboriginal authors. Author Title or Series Adams, Jeanie Going for oysters Pigs and honey Bancroft, Bronwyn Possum & Wattle or any other title Barunga, Albert About this little devil and this little fella Fry, Chris Nardika learns to make a spear Greene, -
Bronxville Elementary School Summer Reading Suggestions 2019
Bronxville Elementary School Summer Reading Suggestions 2019 Table of Contents Ideas for Encouraging Reading……………………………………….p. 2 Resource Guide………………………………………………………….……….p. 3 Kindergarten into First Grade…………………………………….….p. 4 First into Second Grade…………………………………………...…….p. 10 Second into Third Grade…………………………….……………..……p. 16 Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade………………………………….……p. 20 Fifth Grade and up…………………………………………….……….……..p. 26 Please note: The listed books are only suggestions. No titles are required for reading and no child will be expected to read from the list. Books listed are chosen from a variety of sources. They include a wide variety of interests and a range of reading levels. Enjoy your summer! IDEAS FOR MAKING YOUR CHILD A LIFE-LONG LOVER OF BOOKS Picking up a book and reading for pleasure makes our minds grow. But some kids struggle with reading and for parents this can be very frustrating. Here are some things to keep in mind on ways to turn a young reader's reluctance into enthusiasm: • Encourage your child to read for fun, let them read books they enjoy. Forcing a child to read books that are either not interesting or too difficult will only discourage them from reading. Use their interests and hobbies as starting points. • Don’t rule out magazines! The short, content-based articles are often written at an easy reading level and will spark their interest in a variety of topics. Most bookstore chains have a huge selection of magazines to appeal to almost every interest. • Read aloud to children of all ages. There is no age cutoff for reading aloud. The pleasure of listening to you read, rather than struggling alone, may restore your child's initial enthusiasm for books and reading. -
Locating the Gothic in Four Australian Novels
‘No storied windows, richly dight’: Locating the Gothic in Four Australian Novels An Exegesis Accompanying ‘Twigs from a Hedge in Winter: an Australian Gothic Novel’ Henry Ashley-Brown Submitted as part of the requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Discipline of English School of Humanities The University of Adelaide South Australia August, 2009 Abstract After completing the first draft of ‘Twigs from a Hedge in Winter’, I discovered that my novel contained several elements that placed it within the Gothic genre. Wanting to account for how this happened, I decided to research the genre. In this exegesis I pose the following questions: what defines the Gothic genre and what are the Gothic elements in arguably the world’s first example, Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto. I ask if these can be traced in early Australian literature through to Elizabeth Harrower’s The Watch Tower, Elizabeth Jolley’s The Well and Sonya Hartnett’s Surrender. I examine how my novel is situated within the context of the genre in Australia and account for how my original draft came to display Gothic elements. I also note the adjustments I made to enhance some of these elements in ‘Twigs from a Hedge in Winter’. The words that comprise the title of my novel were uttered in the Old Bailey in eighteenth-century London, when Jack Cooper was sentenced to transportation for life for stealing twigs from a hedge to keep warm in winter. The hedge was on the common land that Jack’s family had owned before Judge Christian Wilson enclosed it, leaving the Coopers to fend for themselves. -
Guía De Libros Recomendados Para Niños Y Jóvenes 2014
Un niño a solas con sus libros es, para mí, la verdadera imagen de una felicidad potencial, de algo que siempre está a punto de ser. Un niño, solitario y con talento, utilizará una historia o un poema maravillosos para crearse un compañero. Ese amigo invisible no es una fantasmagoría malsana, sino una mente que aprende a ejercitar todas sus facultades. Quizás es también ese momento misterioso en que nace un nuevo poe- ta, un nuevo narrador. Harold Bloom IBBY México / A leer trabaja para generar encuentros gozosos con la lec- tura para que, de esta manera, la cultura escrita sea parte fundamen- tal de la vida de los mexicanos. Una manera de lograrlo es asesorar a maestros, padres de familia, bibliotecarios y promotores de lectura en la formación de acervos y selección de libros. Año con año, la Asociación, en colaboración con el Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, la Cámara Nacional de la Industria Editorial Mexicana y la Fundación Mexicana para el Fomento de la Lectura, publi- ca una lista comentada de libros que las editoriales hacen llegar, desin- teresadamente, a la Biblioteca BS y que un grupo de especialistas evalúa para conformar las recomendaciones. La Guía de libros recomendados para niños y jóvenes 2014 contiene reseñas de obras clasificadas por etapas lectoras, datos de editoriales, li- brerías y bibliotecas, así como información sobre premios internacionales de literatura infantil y juvenil. Asociación para Leer, Escuchar, Escribir y Recrear, A.C. Guía de libros recomendados para niños y jóvenes 2014 Goya 54, Col. Mixcoac, C.P. 03920, México, D.F. -
Anuario Sobre El Libro Infantil Y Juvenil 2009
122335_001-006_AnuarioInfantilJuvenil_09 27/2/09 11:27 PÆgina 1 gifrs grterstis FUNDACIÓN seromri e 122335_001-006_AnuarioInfantilJuvenil_09 27/2/09 11:27 PÆgina 2 www.grupo-sm.com/anuario.html © Ediciones SM, 2009 Impresores, 2 Urbanización Prado del Espino 28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid) www.grupo-sm.com ATENCIÓN AL CLIENTE Tel.: 902 12 13 23 Fax: 902 24 12 22 e-mail: [email protected] ISBN: 978-84-675-3466-5 Depósito legal: Impreso en España / Printed in Spain Gohegraf Industrias Gráficas, SL - 28977 Casarrubuelos (Madrid) Cualquier forma de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública o transformación de esta obra solo puede ser realizada con la autorización de sus titulares, salvo excepción prevista por la ley. Diríjase a CEDRO (Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos, www.cedro.org) si necesita fotocopiar o escanear algún fragmento de esta obra. 122335_001-006_AnuarioInfantilJuvenil_09 27/2/09 11:27 PÆgina 3 ÍNDICE Presentación 5 1. Cifras y estadísticas: 7 LA LIJ en 2009 Departamento de Investigación de SM 2. Características y tendencias: 27 AÑO DE FANTASY, EFEMÉRIDES Y REALISMO Victoria Fernández 3. Actividad editorial en catalán: 37 TIEMPO DE BONANZA Te re s a M a ñ à Te r r è 4. Actividad editorial en gallego: 45 PRESENCIA Y TRASCENDENCIA Xosé Antonio Neira Cruz 5. Actividad editorial en euskera: 53 BUENA COSECHA Xabier Etxaniz Erle 6. La vida social de la LIJ: 61 DE CLÁSICOS Y ALLEGADOS, DE HONESTIDAD Y OPORTUNISMO... Sara Moreno Valcárcel 7. Actividad editorial en Brasil: 113 VIGOR Y DIVERSIDAD João Luís Ceccantini 8. Actividad editorial en Chile: 135 ANIMAR A LEER: ¿SALTOS DE ISLOTE EN ISLOTE? María José González C. -
CCBC Choices 2013 || Cooperative Children's Book Center || University
CCBC Choices 2013 CCBC Choices 2013 Kathleen T. Horning Merri V. Lindgren Megan Schliesman Cooperative Children’s Book Center School of Education University of Wisconsin–Madison Copyright ©2013, Friends of the CCBC, Inc. ISBN–10: 0–931641–23–3 ISBN–13: 978–0–931641–23–7 CCBC Choices 2013 was produced by the office of University Communications, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Cover design: Lois Ehlert This publication was created by librarians at the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Funding for the production and printing was provided by the Friends of the CCBC, Inc. For information, see the Appendices, or go to www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/. CCBC Choices 2013 3 Contents Acknowledgments .............................................4 Introduction .................................................5 Organization of CCBC Choices 2013 ..............................6 The Charlotte Zolotow Award ...................................8 A Few Observations on Publishing in 2012 .......................10 The Choices Science, Technology, and the Natural World .....................14 Seasons and Celebrations ....................................20 Folklore, Mythology, and Traditional Literature. 21 Historical People, Places, and Events ...........................22 Biography and Autobiography ................................30 Contemporary People, Places, and Events .......................37 Understanding Oneself and Others ............................41 The Arts ................................................42 -
Read Readings Monthly, December 2014 and January 2015 Here
FREE DECEMBER 2014 – JANUARY 2015 BOOKS MUSIC FILM EVENTS THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR page 9 NEW IN DECEMBER & JANUARY GEORGES ALAN A.S. CHARLIE’S MIRIAM PEREC CUMMING KING COUNTRY HYDE $29.99 $35.00 $24.99 $39.95 $24.95 page 5 page 18 page 17 page 21 page 23 READINGS MONTHLY DECEMBER 2014 - JANUARY 2015 3 News & Events FABER WRITING ACADEMY the Alexandra Gardens and the 20th SPECIAL OFFER anniversary Pride March down Fitzroy Led by course directors, authors Toni Street in St Kilda on Sunday 1 February BOHEMIAN MELBOURNE Jordan and Paddy O’Reilly, Writing will be spectacular. Find out more (or sign EXHIBITION a Novel is a six-month novel-writing up to be a volunteer!) at midsumma.org.au. Bohemian Melbourne celebrates the course which provides the structure and free spirits whose creative outpouring support you need to write the first draft QUEER LITERARY SALON and bohemian legacies have shaped the of your novel. Faber Writing Academy at Allen&Unwin are giving a $200 book character of the city itself. Hosted by As part of Midsumma Festival, Readings pack to any Readings Monthly subscriber the State Library of Victoria, this free St Kilda is kicking off 2015 with a Queer who applies. To receive the book pack, exhibition shines a light on Melbourne’s Literary Salon. Come along for an evening mention ‘Readings newsletter’ in your cultural bohemians, from 1860 to today, of hearty discussion over drinks in application form. If you are accepted tracing individuals who have pushed celebration of select Queer fiction and before Friday 9 January, you will also against convention in their lives and art: non-fiction. -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards
THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 1946 — CONTENTS Page BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 1946 — 1981 . 2 BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS . .. 7 BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS . 12 VISUAL ARTS BOARD AWARDS 1974 – 1976 . 17 BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD . 17 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD: EARLY CHILDHOOD . 17 PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD . 20 THE EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS . 28 THE CRICHTON AWARD FOR NEW ILLUSTRATOR . 32 CBCA AWARD FOR NEW ILLUSTRATOR . 33 CBCA BOOK WEEK SLOGANS . 34 This publication © Copyright The Children’s Book Council of Australia 2021. www.cbca.org.au Reproduction of information contained in this publication is permitted for education purposes. Edited and typeset by Margaret Hamilton AM. CBCA Book of the Year Awards 1946 - 1 THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 1946 – From 1946 to 1958 the Book of the Year Awards were judged and presented by the Children’s Book Council of New South Wales. In 1959 when the Children’s Book Councils in the various States drew up the Constitution for the CBC of Australia, the judging of this Annual Award became a Federal matter. From 1960 both the Book of the Year and the Picture Book of the Year were judged by the same panel. BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 1946 - 1981 Note: Until 1982 there was no division between Older and Younger Readers. 1946 – WINNER REES, Leslie Karrawingi the Emu John Sands Illus. Walter Cunningham COMMENDED No Award 1947 No Award, but judges nominated certain books as ‘the best in their respective sections’ For Very Young Children: MASON, Olive Quippy Illus. -
The Best Children's Books of the Year [2015 Edition]
Bank Street College of Education Educate The Center for Children's Literature 3-2015 The Best Children's Books of the Year [2015 edition] Bank Street College of Education. Children's Book Committee Follow this and additional works at: https://educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Bank Street College of Education. Children's Book Committee (2015). The Best Children's Books of the Year [2015 edition]. Bank Street College of Education. Center for Children's Literature. Retrieved from https://educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Educate. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Center for Children's Literature by an authorized administrator of Educate. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Best Children’s Books of the Year 2015 Edition Books Published in 2014 BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THE BEST CHILDREN’S ‘S BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 EDITION BOOKS PUBLISHED IN 2014 SELECTED BY THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COMMITTEE FOREWORD By Jon Scieszka Inaugural National Ambassador for Young People's Literature If there were a riddle about the volume you are holding in your hands, it might go something like: What is gold, more than 100 years old, but also brand new? It's more than 100 years old because that's how long the Children's Book Committee has been selecting The Best Children's Books of the Year. It's brand new because each list recommends the best of the new books published in the previous year.