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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 898
PUBYAC Digest 898
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) A Long Overdue Thank You
by Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
2) Stumpers Solved
by Marnie Colton <mcolton@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
3) Breast cancer books?
by "Williams, Sally" <WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us>
4) Stumper - Indian boy saves tribe
by LEESA <LEESA@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
5) public performance rights
by "Carrie Dye" <cdye@timberland.lib.wa.us>
6) Stumper- ghost named Miles
by "marilyn jones" <mkjones48@hotmail.com>
7) picture books on prioritizing and passions
by KAHERN <KAHERN@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
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From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: A Long Overdue Thank You
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:01:51 CDT
I would like to thank everyone who, nearly two months ago, helped me out
by suggesting titles for my SciFi/Fantasy book discussion group for
grades 5 and up. Thank yous go especially to Katrina Neville, Loralle
Armstrong, Allison Enger, Julie Anne Rimes, Lee Parker, Lorie O'Donnell,
Timothy Capehart, Tina Hager, Mary Chelton, Becky Smith, Mara Alpert,
Jane Baird, Nancy Thelen, Karen Knudson, Debra Bogart, Sara Churchill,
and Ed Spicer.
Here are the suggested authors and titles:
Nancy Farmer
House of the Scorpion; The Eye, the
Ear and the Arm
John Christopher
White Mountains trilogy
Andre Norton
Witch World" series; White Jade Fox
Piers Anthony
Xanth series
Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
series
Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials series
Robin McKinley
Beauty
Robert Heinlien
Have Space Suit will Travel; Red
Planet; Podkayne of Mars
Annette Curtis Klaus
Alien Secrets
A.C. Crispin
Starbridge books
Margaret Haddix
Among the Hidden and sequels
Ursula LeGuin
Earthsea
Michael Cart
Tomorrowland
Sheri Tepper
Gate to Women's Country
Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game
Alan Dean Foster
the first Spellsinger book; Alien
novelizations
Eric Nylund
Halo: The Fall of Reach
Garth Nix
Sabriel; Shade's Children
William Sleator
Boxes; Singularity; Rewind
Peter Dickinson
Eva
Caroline Cooney
Both Sides of Time
Isaac Asimov
Caves of Steel; Naked Sun; Robots
of Dawn
Marion Zimmer Bradley Darkover
series
Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsong Trilogy; The Rowan series
Christopher Stasheff
Her Majesty's Wizard series
Terry Brooks
Magic Kindom for Sale
Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl
Diana Wynne Jones
Greg Bear
David Brin
David Eddings
Thanks agains,
It's been a great help.
--
Kerry Reed
Youth Services Librarian
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
KReed@wpld.alibrary.com
847/446-7220
"I've learned....
That no matter how serious your life requires you to be,
everyone needs a friend to act goofy with."
- Andy Rooney
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From: Marnie Colton <mcolton@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumpers Solved
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:01:59 CDT
Thanks very much to everyone who responded to my two recent stumpers.
One was regarding a book from the 1950s or '60s about people who
resemble their dogs; everyone agreed that it was Easy to See Why by Fred
Gwynne, originally published in 1958 as Best in Show.
The other was a Halloween poem about a boy with no skin; the unanimous
decision was that it is "The Ghost of John," featured in many
anthologies, including In a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz, Diane
Goode's Book of Scary Stories & Songs, and Scared Silly by Marc Brown.
Scared Silly attributes the poem to Alvin Schwartz, but the Diane Goode
book gives no author for it.
I am including the original stumper for the ghost poem below. I am
hoping that the girl who requested it will be able to find the single
volume version of it that she says was at her school library, since no
one who replied to my question was familiar with that version. My
patrons will be very happy that so many people took the time to respond
to their requests.
Many thanks,
Marnie
Original Posting:
A patron is looking for a book she read a few years ago at her school
library (she is thirteen now). It is a Halloween poem that begins with a
line like "Once was John with no skin on" or "There was John with
no
skin on." It's about a boy who has no skin, only a skeleton. She says it
is a single volume, not a poem in an anthology, and the cover has a
graveyard, haunted house, and skeletons on it. Based on her age, I'm
guessing that it was written before 2000.
--
Marnie Colton, Children's Librarian
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Hampden Branch
3641 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: 410-396-6043 or 410-396-6058
E-Mail: mcolton@epfl.net
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From: "Williams, Sally" <WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Breast cancer books?
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:02:07 CDT
Have a lovely patron with two small children; first mammo ever has =
shown two spots, biopsy followed, now surgery next week.
She is looking for books for her children, on children's level, about =
breast cancer.
You can imagine that any help will be appreciated, and I'd be thrilled, =
too.
Thank you
Sally Williams=20
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From: LEESA <LEESA@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - Indian boy saves tribe
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:02:15 CDT
I have a patron trying to locate a childhood favorite from the 1960's.
The plot of the story centers around a young Native American boy and
his horse who are out riding away from camp. The boy notices a fire
that is spreading and rides back to warn his people and help them cross
the river to safety. The patron believes that the tribe is from the
Northeastern
U.S. because she remembers longhouses in the illustrations, which she
likens to Paul Goble's work. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Responses can be made directly to me.
Thank you!
Leesa Wisdorf
Northfield Public Library
leesa@selco.lib.mn.us
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From: "Carrie Dye" <cdye@timberland.lib.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: public performance rights
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:02:24 CDT
We would like to offer a mini-film festival at our library this
winter. I'm looking for a source for videos which would offer public
performance rights for one time showing at the library. We are aiming
the program at young adults. So far all sources for films are too
expensive. Help!
Carrie Dye
Wm. G. Reed Library
Timberland Regional Library System
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From: "marilyn jones" <mkjones48@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Stumper- ghost named Miles
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:02:33 CDT
Hello!
We have a stumper for you. A customer is looking for a chapter book she
read in elementary school, perhaps 30 years ago. It is about a
contemporary
boy who meets the Revolutionary War era ghost of a boy named Miles. The
only clear memory she has is of the ghost sitting in a tree looking down at
the boy.
So far we have checked _What Do Children Read Next?_ (print and electronic),
_Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults_, our catalog, Amazon.com
and Google but have had no luck. If you have any suggestions, please send
them to me at mkjones48@hotmail.com
and I'll post the answer.
Thanks!
Mariln Jones
Children's Special Services Librarian
Knox County Public Library System
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-8760
mkjones48@hotmail.com
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From: KAHERN <KAHERN@mail.selco.lib.mn.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: picture books on prioritizing and passions
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:02:41 CDT
I am needing the collective wisdom of the group! I have a teacher who
would like a list of picture books to be read aloud to grades K-5. She
wants the message of the books to be about "prioritizing and following
one's passion/mission". I suggested Miss Rumphius, Matthew's Dream,
The
Painter who Loved Chickens, and Brave Irene. I even thought of using
"Donkey Trouble" as an example of what happens when we don't
"listen to
our own knowledge" ... none of these captures what she wants. I
looked
through A-Zoo, but really didn't see anything that addresses the "need
to prioritize" - which is what the teacher thinks is missing from the
titles I suggested. If anyone has ANY suggestions, please email me
off
list and I'll be happy to post. Many thanks!
Kathleen Ahern
Children's Librarian
Buckham Memorial Library
Faribault, MN
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