tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post588969820402694092..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Books I Liked in 2011Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-13188077501388084872012-01-15T16:40:54.799-05:002012-01-15T16:40:54.799-05:00They seem to clasify books with child main charact...They seem to clasify books with child main characters as youth books. In 7th grade, my daughter was assigned Shabanu, Girl of the Wind. It is a fantastic book but I ended up reading it out loud to her as it was quite beyond her reading level (lots of foreign words/concept/names). We both enjoyed it but it made me realize that young adult books are mostly adult books. The same way with The Book Thief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-11094287233862067962012-01-14T17:10:30.881-05:002012-01-14T17:10:30.881-05:00When I showed my son the "Out of the Dust&quo...When I showed my son the "Out of the Dust" book he said, "What is it about?" I said it was about the Dust Bowl and he said, "Why would I want to read about that?!"<br /><br />And that reminded me that some of the Newbery Books seem more adult than youth-oriented. . .<br /><br />It also made me laugh.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-61942986897467857982012-01-10T22:24:37.198-05:002012-01-10T22:24:37.198-05:00Here is a link to a non-local blogger about books,...Here is a link to a non-local blogger about books, who says she's "promoting the love of books by children, and the continued reading of children's books by adults!" That sounds like my kind of blog. Find her at: http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-22785512026090728032012-01-10T20:14:18.976-05:002012-01-10T20:14:18.976-05:00So neither of those blogs appear to have been upda...So neither of those blogs appear to have been updated in over a year. . . sorry!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-26721269670593457092012-01-10T20:09:01.587-05:002012-01-10T20:09:01.587-05:00I'd love it if people would suggest books they...I'd love it if people would suggest books they enjoyed this year. (And if you liked Maus, you might like the sequel. . . Maus 2. Although I preferred the original Maus, Maus 2 is the second part of the story.)<br /><br />I do occasionally write about books, but there is another blogger in town who seems to mostly write about books. In fact, the reason I know about her is that she was the very first person to comment on this blog! Julie used to write a blog called Bookworm, but now she writes On the Curve. Find it at http://www.onthecurve.net/.<br /><br />Someone pointed out to me Maggie Idzikowski's blog (I hope I'm spelling her name right). She has stopped blogging but she had a lot of great book reviews there: <br />http://mamalibrarian.blogspot.com/<br /><br />And maybe there are some others too. If you know them, list them please!<br /><br />Anyway, that's a long-winded way of saying, feel free to post your favorite books of 2011 here! And I will continue to occasionally write about books. . . but it probably won't be the main event.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-86320940280114520272012-01-09T21:55:35.131-05:002012-01-09T21:55:35.131-05:00Thanks for the suggestions, Ruth. I just requeste...Thanks for the suggestions, Ruth. I just requested 3 of the books at the library. May I share some of my favorites from 2011? In non fiction, I loved Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand about a survivor of prisoner of war camps in the Pacific WWII. For a graphic book, I liked Maus by Art Spiegelman. It is an interesting story within a story about his father. Another favorite was The Good Earth, a timeless story of China by Pearl S. Buck. Maybe sharing your favorite books should be a regular part of your blog? Would love to hear others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-18787300954978259922012-01-05T21:45:48.405-05:002012-01-05T21:45:48.405-05:00That point is very well taken! I think that Out of...That point is very well taken! I think that Out of the Dust is not a book for young kids. . . middle school and up. . . In fact when I read it I thought, the narrative voice is a kid's but it's got enough sadness to be an adult book. On the other hand, the ending is happy-ish.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-35804795434618419162012-01-04T08:53:40.762-05:002012-01-04T08:53:40.762-05:00I borrowed the audio version of "Out of the D...I borrowed the audio version of "Out of the Dust" when my kids were in elementary school, but decided it was way too heavy and dark for them at that time, so I stopped the tape. However, I listened to the whole thing on my own. It's not a book I will forget. Very good, very intense.<br /><br />- YpsiAnon<br /><br />p.s. No worries about my early censorship. Both kids read very deep, heavy, and dark books all the time now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com