adventure reads for YA's
Dates: 5/5/02,2:54 PM through 5/7/02,4:18 PM (6 postings)
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FROM: Marika Zemke <[removed]@comcast.net>
REC'D: 5/5/02, 2:54 PM
"Some books are to be tasted,
others swallowed and some
to be chewed and digested."
Sir Francis Bacon
FROM: "Kelly Benson" <[removed]@three-rivers-library.org>
REC'D: 5/5/02, 3:26 PM
Downriver and The Maze-Will Hobbs
Brian's Winter--Gary Paulsen [My note: many other titles by Paulsen would
fit here.]
Jumping the Nail--Eve Bunting
The Killing Frost--John Marsden
The Sea Runners--Ivan Doig
The Island Keeper--Harry Mazer
Death Walk--Walt Morey
A Rumour of Otters--Deborah Savage
Free Fall--Joyce Sweeney
The No Return Trail--Sonia Levitin
After the Bomb--Gloria Miklowitz
Night Over Water--Ken Follett (adult)
Wreckers--Ian Lawrence
The Lost World--Michael Crichton [Also Jurassic Park]
Call of the Wild--Jack London
Into the Wild--Jon Krauker
Forbidden City--William Bell
Face to Face--Marion Bauer
Rough Waters--R.L. Rottman
Wolf of Shadows--Whitley Strieber
Flight 116 is Down--Caroline Cooney [She's got some others that would count
as adventure too]
Raise the Titanic--Clive Cussler (adult)
The Sacrifice--Diane Matcheck
I would also venture that some "classics" would also fit this theme like
Moby Dick, Don Quixote, The Three Muskateers, Swiss Family Robinson,
Huckleberry Finn, Treasure Island, and so forth. [Look at me contributing an
original idea!]
Kelly Benson
Adult Services Librarian
Three Rivers Public Library District
Channahon-Minooka, Illinois
FROM: jessica emily jones <[removed]@students.uiuc.edu>
REC'D: 5/5/02, 3:36 PM
Jessica Moyer
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Gradaute School of Library and Information Science
Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security Librarian
On Sun, 5 May 2002, Kelly Benson wrote:
> Here's a list that I got somewhere (I apologize if you recognize the list, I
> do not take any credit for it.) I can't remember where.
>
> Downriver and The Maze-Will Hobbs
> Brian's Winter--Gary Paulsen [My note: many other titles by Paulsen would
> fit here.]
> Jumping the Nail--Eve Bunting
> The Killing Frost--John Marsden
> The Sea Runners--Ivan Doig
> The Island Keeper--Harry Mazer
> Death Walk--Walt Morey
> A Rumour of Otters--Deborah Savage
> Free Fall--Joyce Sweeney
> The No Return Trail--Sonia Levitin
> After the Bomb--Gloria Miklowitz
> Night Over Water--Ken Follett (adult)
> Wreckers--Ian Lawrence
> The Lost World--Michael Crichton [Also Jurassic Park]
> Call of the Wild--Jack London
> Into the Wild--Jon Krauker
> Forbidden City--William Bell
> Face to Face--Marion Bauer
> Rough Waters--R.L. Rottman
> Wolf of Shadows--Whitley Strieber
> Flight 116 is Down--Caroline Cooney [She's got some others that would count
> as adventure too]
> Raise the Titanic--Clive Cussler (adult)
> The Sacrifice--Diane Matcheck
>
> I would also venture that some "classics" would also fit this theme like
> Moby Dick, Don Quixote, The Three Muskateers, Swiss Family Robinson,
> Huckleberry Finn, Treasure Island, and so forth. [Look at me contributing an
> original idea!]
>
>
> Kelly Benson
> Adult Services Librarian
> Three Rivers Public Library District
> Channahon-Minooka, Illinois
>
>
>
>
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FROM: "Kelly Benson" <[removed]@three-rivers-library.org>
REC'D: 5/5/02, 3:36 PM
Should I create a
> separate list for the YA's or simply incorporate it into the adult list
> and jut highlight them? Some of the adult books would be ok for YA, but
> not all. Thanks for any suggestions.
> Cheers, Marika Zemke
Oh and I would definately create a seperate list for the YAs. I run a
seperate program for them here at my library. I gear the prizes to their
level and the books too. They also tend to read more than the adults as well
so I require slightly more books from them for prizes. I learned this last
year when about half of the 150 (which blew my mind especially since it was
our first year) kids I had signed up read at least 20 books, some of them
were in the 50-60 range and they had no additional prizes for more than 5.
I made sure every one who joined got something, so those who couldn't read
that much had a reason to join. Most of the adults I had sign up didn't get
to the 10 level, so I'm lowering their levels this year.
By the way, I'm sure you'll do fine!!! I ran my first one since graduating
last year and I tried to do a whiz bang job as well since we had only done
one for the adults before and none for the yas. I was exhausted come August
but I learned alot! If you have any questions, feel free to email me
privately and we can compare notes and motivation.
Kelly Benson
Adult Services Librarian
Three Rivers Public Library District
Channahon-Minooka, Illinois
FROM: "Judi Crowley" <[removed]@hampstead.lib.nh.us>
REC'D: 5/6/02, 12:30 PM
Judi Crowley
Hampstead Public Library
Hampstead, NH 03841
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From: "Marika Zemke" <[removed]@comcast.net>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 3:45 PM
Subject: adventure reads for YA's
> Good morning all. I'm working on the summer reading program for my local
> public library. It's my "first" real assignment since graduating and I
> want to do a bang-up job. My theme is "Book an Adventure at the Berkley
> Public Library." I've created a partial bibliography for the adults, but
> am wondering about the YA readers. Do any of you "experts" have any
> suggestions for books about adventure/travel for YA readers? Both
> fiction/nonfiction Also, a question of format. Should I create a
> separate list for the YA's or simply incorporate it into the adult list
> and jut highlight them? Some of the adult books would be ok for YA, but
> not all. Thanks for any suggestions.
> Cheers, Marika Zemke
>
> "Some books are to be tasted,
> others swallowed and some
> to be chewed and digested."
> Sir Francis Bacon
>
>
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FROM: "Harwood, Robin" <[removed]@cslibrary.org>
REC'D: 5/7/02, 4:18 PM
Even Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman might work, since the
sixteen-year-old must travel to the four corners of the country.
Another possibility in this catagory is Walk Two Moons, by Sharon
Creech.
HTH,
Robin Harwood
Carol Stream PL
Subject: adventure reads for YA's
From: "Marika Zemke" <[removed]@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 15:45:44 -0400
Good morning all. I'm working on the summer reading program for my local
public library. It's my "first" real assignment since graduating and I
want to do a bang-up job. My theme is "Book an Adventure at the Berkley
Public Library." I've created a partial bibliography for the adults, but
am wondering about the YA readers. Do any of you "experts" have any
suggestions for books about adventure/travel for YA readers? Both
fiction/nonfiction Also, a question of format. Should I create a
separate list for the YA's or simply incorporate it into the adult list
and jut highlight them? Some of the adult books would be ok for YA, but
not all. Thanks for any suggestions.
Cheers, Marika Zemke
"Some books are to be tasted,
others swallowed and some
to be chewed and digested."
Sir Francis Bacon
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