Re: [LM_NET] GEN:Golden Compass-just an observation

[JoAnn Johnson <joann.johnson@GMAIL.COM>]

I think part of the reason they don't circulate much in highschool is
because the character of Lyra is a lot younger than a high school
student. I have noticed kids like to read about characters who are the
same age or slightly older than themselves.

JoAnn Johnson
Library Media Specialist, MLIS
Irving Elementary School IMC
West Allis, WI
joann.johnson@gmail.com

On 10/31/07, Vicki Nelson <nelsonvl@ector-county.k12.tx.us> wrote:
> I've been pondering this, too.  I have the series on my shelves at the high 
>school level and I've pointed them out to students who like the genre and love 
>books in a series, but what I noticed about them (before the controversy came up) 
>is that while the Golden Compass has been checked out a few times, the students 
>don't follow through with the rest of the series.

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