some kiddie & y.a. lit

[bibliofiend]

if i'm going to get through all the books on my list, i'm going to have to consolidate here, or else i'll inundate the friends-list of the handful of people reading this, which i wouldn't want to do. i'd actually planned to just do one gigantic post about everything, but then i spent too much time talking about jane austen and her fans in that

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

[fluxions]

I have a proof of the sequel if you want it. The publisher sent it to me as a thanks for writing a positive review. Unfortunately, the second book is really not as good.

I nominated the book for the Distinguished List and then thought it would quickly die as many voted No. I'm convinced that the older librarians are the ones who are voting no, so I was hoping that one of the librarians under 40 would read and vote. So now it's not going to die just yet. I think I would have felt really embarrassed if everyone voted it down. At least now there are some yes votes, so I don't feel as bad. I think it's just a perfect middle school book and also great for reluctant readers and a good pick for a hi-lo book.

Re: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

[quietjenn]

shucks, too bad to hear that the second one isn't as good. i appreciate the offer, but if that's the caste, i can wait. and, i think there are actually some copies of it floating around our library, that i could get my hands on.

i do think that you're right that it's older librarians voting no on it. at the last book selection meeting i was at, we were discussing the same thing. namely, that we'd really like to see the book appear get some official recognition, but that's it's probably not going to happen. i actually had trouble getting a copy of it, because the two copies i bought for our library were always checked out, so i agree about it being a great pick for reluctant and non-readers.