ra: contemporary realistic fiction for middle grade readers
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Covers Contemporary Realistic Fiction for Middle Grade Readers, IMLS grant funded.TRANSCRIPT
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY REALISTIC FICTION FOR CHILDRENFunding provided through an IMLS/LSTA grant administered by the MA Board of Library Commissioners; additional funding is provided by the Friends of the Boxford Town Libraries.
READER’S ADVISORY RECAP
• Finding the right book for the right person at the right time.
• Helping readers find the best (most enjoyable!) reading that matches their needs, interests, and reading level.
• Connecting readers and authors/writers.
Source: Francisca Goldsmith, from Reader’s Advisory on the Web, an Infopeople Traininghttp://infopeople.org/training/past/2004/readers_adv2004/
APPEAL FACTORS OF BOOKS
• Pacing• Characterization• Storyline• Frame• Language• Setting
Source: Saricks, Joyce and Nancy Brown. “Articulating a Book’s Appeal.” Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library. 2nd ed. Chicago : ALA , 1997.
Nancy Pearl, MLA
REFERENCE INTERVIEW ESSENTIALS Discover what the reader already knows
desire for a genre? a mood? a read-alike?
Clarify what’s important to this readerstay with the known? meet the unknown?
Tune your suggestions to the patron, not to your personal biases Give direction to next place to go
shelf? booklists? Internet? alternate library?
Source: Francisca Goldsmith, from Reader’s Advisory on the Web, an Infopeople Traininghttp://infopeople.org/training/past/2004/readers_adv2004/
REFERENCE INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
Welcoming body language, tone, attitude
Open ended questions Suggest, don’t recommend Co-browse Don’t judge Follow up!
ROLE PLAY!
In these scenarios, you don’t need to have specific books for an answer. Just practice asking open ended questions and having a conversation about books!
Group 1: A student comes up to you and says, “I just finished the Ramona books! Is there another series like that I can read?”
Group 2: A child comes to you and says, “How can I find all of Jack Gantos’s books?”
Group 3: A student says, “I have to do a book report on a realistic book. Can you suggest something?”
CONTEMPORARY REALISTIC FICTION GENRE OVERVIEW
EVALUATING REALISTIC FICTION
• Plot
• Character
• Theme
• Style
• Believability
• Consistency
• Creativity
REALISTIC FICTION MOTIFS
1. FAMILIES 2. FRIENDS3. SCHOOL4. ISSUES
BENCHMARK BOOK!The Lemonade WarJacqueline Davies FAMILIES
GOING, GOING, GONE! WITH THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE JUDY BLUME
RUBY HOLLERSHARON CREECH
DESSERT FIRSTHALLIE DURAND
FIG PUDDINGRALPH FLETCHER
MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE WRITING THANK YOU NOTES PEGGY GIFFORD
SAY WHAT?MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX
EVERYTHING ON A WAFFLEPOLLY HORVATH
RATFINKMARCIA JONES
DELIVER US FROM NORMALKATE KLISE
BABYPATRICIA MACLACHLAN
SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITESSTEPHANIE TOLAN
101 WAYS TO BUG YOUR PARENTSLEE WARDLAW
TEN WAYS TO MAKE MY SISTER DISAPPEARNORMA FOX MAZER
BENCHMARK BOOK!THE SMALL ADVENTURES OF POPEYE AND ELVIS BARBARA O’CONNOR
FRIENDS
IVY AND BEANANNIE BARROWS
THE PENDERWICKS JEANNE BIRDSALL
EXTRA CREDITANDREW CLEMENTS
BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIEKATE DICAMILLO
HAPPY NEW YEAR, MALLORY LAURIE FRIEDMAN
WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWNKIMBERLY WILLIS HOLT
SWINDLEGORDON KORMAN
THE BATBOYMIKE LUPICA
ELEVENLAUREN MYRACLE
ME AND RUPERT GOODYBARBARA O’CONNOR
PROJECT MULBERRYLINDA SUE PARK
CLEMENTINESARA PENNYPACKER
HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS THOMAS ROCKWELL
BENCHMARK BOOK!DIARY OF A WIMPY KID JEFF KINNEY SCHOOL
RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8BEVERLY CLEARY
FRINDLEANDREW CLEMENTS
THE LANDRY NEWSANDREW CLEMENTS
LOVE THAT DOGSHARON CREECH
LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED BY JIM BENTON
95 POUNDS OF HOPEANNA GAVALDA
MISS DAISY IS CRAZY! (MY WEIRD SCHOOL #1)DAN GUTMAN
MELONHEAD KATY KELLY
THE VIEW FROM SATURDAYE.L. KONIGSBURG
ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGSLENORE LOOK
BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELFLINCOLN PEIRCE
CLEMENTINE’S LETTERSARA PENNYPACKER
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOLLOUIS SACHAR
LIBBY ON WEDNESDAYZILPHA KEATLY SNYDER
BENCHMARK BOOK:JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY JACK GANTOS
ISSUES
THE HEART OF A CHIEF JOSEPH BRUCHAC
MOVING DAY (ALLIE FINKLE’S RULES FOR GIRLS) MEG CABOT
DEAR MR. HENSHAW BEVERLY CLEARY
THE LAST NEWSPAPER BOY IN AMERICASUE CORBETT
AMBER BROWN IS FEELING BLUE* PAULA DANZIGER
SUN & SPOONKEVIN HENKES
THE DOG DAYS OF CHARLOTTE HAYESMARLANE KENNEDY
SHILOHPHYLLIS REYNOLDS NAYLOR
THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINSKATHERINE PATERSON
THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKYSUSAN PATRON
MISSING MAYCYNTHIA RYLANT
MANIAC MAGEEJERRY SPINELLI
GRACIE’S GIRL ELLEN WITTLINGER
TIP: USE MEDIA AS A PROMPT
INSTEAD OF: What authors do you like to read? What are the last 3 books you read and enjoyed? What did you like about them?
ASK: What movies do you like? What TV shows do you watch? What games do you play?
TIP: TURN TO AWARDS
Edgar Awardhttp://theedgars.com/
Newbery Awardhttp://bit.ly/newbery
