Re: series book purchases: a survey of school librarians

[Ken Umbach <kumbach@UNLIMITED.NET>]

Good points ... but another personal (NON-teacher) view ...

I don't suppose all would approve of much of my reading of choice when I
was young, which included garishly illustrated science fiction/fantasy
magazines and the magnificent pulp-fiction "Conan" tales by Robert E.
Howard ... but they made (and still make) a nice contribution to the whole
intellectual package ... yes, even Conan.  These days, most of my reading
seems to be books on TCP/IP, the computer industry, and programming
languages ... but my old science fiction books are still in the next room
... and the only TV shows I watch regularly now are "Hercules: The
Legendary Journeys" and "Xena: Warrior Princess."

Who could have IMAGINED then what would be considered classics (at least of
their genre) a generation or two later?  (I don't suppose Goosebumps books
are in any danger of that ... but who knows ...)  Here's a vote for
escapist fluff ... at least in moderation.

Ken

At 12:09 PM 1/13/98 -0500, you wrote:
>You asked for personal viewpoints, and this is strictly a personal
>viewpoint.  I am an "undegreed" media assistant in an elementary
>school.   I think it would depend on the series.  There are some series

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