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FROM: "Karen A.K. Keller" <[removed]@brighton.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 7:59 AM

I am looking for suggestions for a one book/one community read that would
appeal to young adults and adults. It could be fiction or non-fiction. It
would have to lend itself to a good discussion. It could not have
anything so off the wall that it would offend (extreme violence, extreme
sex, etc.). It would have to still be in print. Could be in hardcover but
paperback would be preferred.

Our library is having a Spring/Book Fest in May. The children's book that
the community is doing for this event is "Barnyard Song" by Rhonda Greene.
This is a children's picture book "When the barnyard animals catch the
flu, the farmer takes care of them until their usual voices return." This
title was actually selected as the one book/one state read for the state
of Michigan. There will be a petting zoo for the children to coincide
with this book.

The YA/adult pick could, but would not necessarily, parallel the
children's choice, i.e. something about farms, farming, etc. One of our
staff suggested "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. I would like your help in
expanding the list. Many thanks.

Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library

FROM: Candice Michalik <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 8:05 AM

I cannot say enough good things about "The Color of
Water" by James McBride, which we used for our
community reads project last year. I would recommend
it highly.

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Reference Librarian
Lynchburg Public Library
Lynchburg, VA
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FROM: "Karen A.K. Keller" <[removed]@brighton.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 8:05 AM

I also meant to add to this suggestion request that the book selected
would preferably lend itself to some good program idea beyond just a
discussion. For example, I know that Driggs, Idaho did a community read
of "Bel Canto" and had a local opera singer perform.

Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library

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Subject: One YA/Adult Book Suggestion

I am looking for suggestions for a one book/one community read that would
appeal to young adults and adults. It could be fiction or non-fiction. It
would have to lend itself to a good discussion. It could not have
anything so off the wall that it would offend (extreme violence, extreme
sex, etc.). It would have to still be in print. Could be in hardcover but
paperback would be preferred.

Our library is having a Spring/Book Fest in May. The children's book that
the community is doing for this event is "Barnyard Song" by Rhonda Greene.
This is a children's picture book "When the barnyard animals catch the
flu, the farmer takes care of them until their usual voices return." This
title was actually selected as the one book/one state read for the state
of Michigan. There will be a petting zoo for the children to coincide
with this book.

The YA/adult pick could, but would not necessarily, parallel the
children's choice, i.e. something about farms, farming, etc. One of our
staff suggested "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. I would like your help in
expanding the list. Many thanks.

Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 8:17 AM

One that immediately leaps to mind is "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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FROM: [removed]@wepl.lib.oh.us
REC'D: 1/21/04, 8:23 AM

You could use Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff Christ's childhood Pal. (Christopher Moore) With the religious climate due to the new Mel Gibson movie and The Da Vinci Code you'd probably have a great discussion. Besides that the book is hilarious and would appeal to both age groups...

Sarah
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From: Candice Michalik <[removed]@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:59 am
Subject: Re: One YA/Adult Book Suggestion

> I cannot say enough good things about "The Color of
> Water" by James McBride, which we used for our
> community reads project last year. I would recommend
> it highly.
>
>
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> Lynchburg Public Library
> Lynchburg, VA
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FROM: Jamie Anderson <[removed]@ericandjamie.com>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 9:35 AM

Hi there.

I know that the city of Chicago did "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee,
which, IMO, was a great choice. Beautiful writing and something for both
adults and YA.

Jamie

Quoting "Karen A.K. Keller" <[removed]@brighton.lib.mi.us>:

> I am looking for suggestions for a one book/one community read that would
> appeal to young adults and adults. It could be fiction or non-fiction. It
> would have to lend itself to a good discussion. It could not have
> anything so off the wall that it would offend (extreme violence, extreme
> sex, etc.). It would have to still be in print. Could be in hardcover but
> paperback would be preferred.
>
> Our library is having a Spring/Book Fest in May. The children's book that
> the community is doing for this event is "Barnyard Song" by Rhonda Greene.
> This is a children's picture book "When the barnyard animals catch the
> flu, the farmer takes care of them until their usual voices return." This
> title was actually selected as the one book/one state read for the state
> of Michigan. There will be a petting zoo for the children to coincide
> with this book.
>
> The YA/adult pick could, but would not necessarily, parallel the
> children's choice, i.e. something about farms, farming, etc. One of our
> staff suggested "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. I would like your help in
> expanding the list. Many thanks.
>
>
>
> Karen Keller
> Brighton (MI) District Library
>
>
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FROM: "Sara Milovanovic" <[removed]@wpld.alibrary.com>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 9:41 AM

Animal Farm certainly fits the farm animal theme, albeit in a very dark
way. Many high school students read this, so it depends on how young
you are defining YA.

Our library is doing this type of program and using Year of Wonders by
Geraldine Brooks (no farm theme). The high school is doing discussion
of this book as part of the program. Look at our website for other
programming based on the book: www.onebooktwovillages.org.

Sara

Sara Milovanovic
Branch Manager
Northfield Branch, Winnetka-Northfield Library District
847-446-5990

FROM: "Sue Bowser" <[removed]@lancaster.lib.pa.us>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 10:35 AM

Again, no farm connection, but one book that would work for upper elementary students on is The Giver by Lois Lowry. I suggested this to the discussion group I lead after hearing two friends, who hadn't read the book since it was published, still arguing over what really happened at the end. It was one of the best discussions we ever had. Another friend used it in her group with equally good results. Two other children's/YA titles that led to really great discussions with an adult group were Holes by Louis Sachar and Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn.

Sue Bowser

FROM: "Rosemarie Herrera" <[removed]@mdpls.org>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 11:41 AM

Has anyone mentioned Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath yet?

There are tons of discussion guides available for it, it's often assigned to high school students, and there's a movie with Peter Fonda from 1940.

For tie-in programs you could feature musical performers who specialize in music from the time period, or a costume show or something like that...

If you're looking for something more upbeat and funny (if a little quirky), a more modern choice might be Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. They also made that one into a movie with Joanna Lumley (from AbFab) and Kate Beckinsale (from Underworld, among others). It's British humor, though, so the appeal may not be as wide as the 100% American Steinbeck.

Good luck!

Rose

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FROM: "Joy Tofteland" <[removed]@ankeny.k12.ia.us>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 2:10 PM

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger was the All Iowa Reads selection for 2003.
There are several plot elements to discuss...miracles, religion, family
loyalty, the gray area between right vs. wrong.

The main character is a 16 year-old-boy. His quirky 9 year-old-sister lends
a humorous touch. She writes cowboy poetry which foreshadows the action.
Both characters should appeal to YAs.

From Novelist
The quiet 1960s Midwestern life of the Land family--father Jeremiah, and
children, Reuben, Davy and Swede--is upended when Davy kills two teenage
boys who have come to harm the family. On the morning of his sentencing,
Davy escapes from his cell and the Lands set out in search of him. Their
search is at once a heroic quest, a tragedy, a love story, and a haunting
meditation on the possibility of magic in the everyday world.

We have 14 discussion copies to lend. Let me know if you would like to
borrow them for the cost of postage.

Joy Tofteland
Reference/ Technical Resources Librarian
Kirkendall Public Library
Ankeny, IA

FROM: "Waznis, Betty" <[removed]@sdcounty.ca.gov>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 4:24 PM

I have seen - somewhere - a referral to a web site that lists many different one book/one city and one book/one state projects. I have just looked for this, but now I can't find it. Does anyone know where this link is? Thanks very much in advance for your help.

Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library

FROM: "Rosemarie Herrera" <[removed]@mdpls.org>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 5:59 PM

Hi Betty,

Is this it:

http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/one-book.html

Rose

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South Miami Branch Library
6000 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
305-667-6121
305-661-6558 (fax)

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FROM: "Sarah Hays" <[removed]@email.unc.edu>
REC'D: 1/21/04, 7:01 PM

The Library of Congress has cataloged all previous selections for One
Community, One Book programs on their site: 
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/one-book.html .  You can find a lot of good
selection by just glancing through the list.  From this site you can also
visit other systems’ sites for programming suggestions.
Good luck!
 
Sarah M. Hays
[removed]@email.unc.edu
 
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Subject: One YA/Adult Book Suggestion
From: "Karen A.K. Keller" <[removed]@brighton.lib.mi.us>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:50:12 -0500 (EST)
 
I am looking for suggestions for a one book/one community read that would
appeal to young adults and adults.  It could be fiction or non-fiction. It
would have to lend itself to a good discussion.  It could not have anything
so off the wall that it would offend (extreme violence, extreme sex, etc.). 
It would have to still be in print. Could be in hardcover but paperback
would be preferred.
 
Our library is having a Spring/Book Fest in May.  The children's book that
the community is doing for this event is "Barnyard Song" by Rhonda Greene.
This is a children's picture book "When the barnyard animals catch the flu,
the farmer takes care of them until their usual voices return." This title
was actually selected as the one book/one state read for the state of
Michigan.  There will be a petting zoo for the children to coincide with
this book.
 
The YA/adult pick could, but would not necessarily, parallel the children's
choice, i.e. something about farms, farming, etc.  One of our staff
suggested "My Antonia" by Willa Cather.  I would like your help in expanding
the list.  Many thanks.
 
 
 
Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library
 

FROM: "Waznis, Betty" <[removed]@sdcounty.ca.gov>
REC'D: 1/22/04, 1:19 PM

Rosemarie and Sarah, thank you very much. This is the site I was looking for, that lists many one book/one city projects.
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/one-book.html

Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library

FROM: "Lynn S. Smith-Roberts" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/24/04, 11:21 AM

Ack! I'm sorry, but this movie buff has to correct the error! The GOW
movie had HENRY not Peter Fonda in it. You can find a great resource at the
Library of Congress site. If you do this, you can also include the songs of
Woody Guthrie -- there's a great play about Guthrie, which tells his life,
mostly through his songs, called Woody Guthrie's American Song, which is
wonderful [One of our community colleges put it on last year, and it was
such a hit, they revived it again this year.] There are good resources
about Guthrie at LC, also. California did GOW as a read last year and there
were lots of programs all over the state. You could have Dust Bowl survivors
or Depression survivors talk about what the times were like, and have
discussions about the effect that has had on what we do today.

There could be talks about erosion and other discussions of ecology, the
loss of the family farm to agribusiness, the current crop of unemployed vs.
those then, racism, labor, the current economic situation, etc. You could
show slides of photos from those times and discuss them. Several libraries
have photos of those times, beyond the ones at LC. Perhaps you could find
some Michigan ones.

Just some thoughts...

Lynn S. Smith-Roberts
Librarian II

Carmichael Regional Library
Sacramento Public Library

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Subject: Re: One YA/Adult Book Suggestion (fwd)
From: "Rosemarie Herrera" <[removed]@mdpls.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:47:19 -0500

Has anyone mentioned Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath yet?

There are tons of discussion guides available for it, it's often assigned to
high school students, and there's a movie with Peter Fonda from 1940.

For tie-in programs you could feature musical performers who specialize in
music
from the time period, or a costume show or something like that...

If you're looking for something more upbeat and funny (if a little quirky),
a
more modern choice might be Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. They also
made
that one into a movie with Joanna Lumley (from AbFab) and Kate Beckinsale
(from
Underworld, among others). It's British humor, though, so the appeal may not
be
as wide as the 100% American Steinbeck.

Good luck!

Rose

--
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Librarian 1, Reference/Adult Programming
South Miami Branch Library
6000 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
305-667-6121
305-661-6558 (fax)

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FROM: Dianna Wiggins <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/23/04, 9:26 AM

I would add Watchers by Dean Koontz to this list. The
animal element creates universal interest across age
groups, and the sci-fi aspect relates well to today's
cloning debate.

Of course, The Alex Awards are a good source of yearly
lists for these crossovers.

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FROM: "Gena Zelenka" <[removed]@park-ridge.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 1/24/04, 1:11 PM

I just had a VERY successful adult book/film discussion of Dodie Smith's I CAPTURE THE CASTLE, usually classified as a YA book.

Gena Z.

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From: Karen A.K. Keller [[removed]@brighton.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:50 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: One YA/Adult Book Suggestion

I am looking for suggestions for a one book/one community read that would
appeal to young adults and adults. It could be fiction or non-fiction. It
would have to lend itself to a good discussion. It could not have
anything so off the wall that it would offend (extreme violence, extreme
sex, etc.). It would have to still be in print. Could be in hardcover but
paperback would be preferred.

Our library is having a Spring/Book Fest in May. The children's book that
the community is doing for this event is "Barnyard Song" by Rhonda Greene.
This is a children's picture book "When the barnyard animals catch the
flu, the farmer takes care of them until their usual voices return." This
title was actually selected as the one book/one state read for the state
of Michigan. There will be a petting zoo for the children to coincide
with this book.

The YA/adult pick could, but would not necessarily, parallel the
children's choice, i.e. something about farms, farming, etc. One of our
staff suggested "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. I would like your help in
expanding the list. Many thanks.

Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library

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