Re: [LM_NET] Share: Award winning books-- boring?

[Deb Waugh <deb.waugh@YMAIL.COM>]

You've got several very good points you make there: 1) Weed your library and give 
real thought to whether you need any of the fiction books that are more than 15 
years old (or even less), 2) Kids DO judge a book by its cover, and 3) [this one is 
based on my own opinion] the book awards where a medal is placed on the cover of 
the book are by far not the awards to go by. I use other awards lists like those 
from AASL, and also recommendations from professional magazines like VOYA and LMC 
(for high schools). Much better results that way!

Thanks for sharing an illuminating story!

Deb Waugh
Librarian
Graham High School
Bluefield, VA
deb.waugh@ymail.com



----- Original Message ----
From: Darlene Yasick <lib027yas@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Mon, January 4, 2010 1:03:50 PM
Subject: Share: Award winning books-- boring?

Thoight I'd share this:
My granddaughter (9) came to me with a book last night and said she didn't want to 
read it because it looked boring and I could have it. I asked her where she got it 
from and was told that one day when she was absent they got RIF books and someone 
picked this one out for her but the cover just looked too boring. It's a Betsy 
Byars book and the cover has two kids (dated looking) looking at a pool with a swan 
in it. She pulled out other books she had received for Christmas or picked herself 
to show me interesting covers ( She is an avid and above grade level reader). 
 
I noticed that there was an award medal on the cover ( Newbery) and pointed out 
that the book had won an award. From the other room my 12yr old grandson chimed in 
with " if it won an award, it probably is boring!" ( not a reader unless you hook 
him!) Hum? What does that say about the awards, who selects them and about keeping 
books around just because they won an award in 1970 !? 
 
Darlene Yasick
Retired LMS
Wyoming, MI

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