http://www.hbook.com/2013/05/choosing-books/horn-book-magazine/the-horn-book-magazine-mayjune-2013/ Publications about books for children and young adults Mon, 13 May 2013 16:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.hbook.com/2013/05/choosing-books/horn-book-magazine/the-horn-book-magazine-mayjune-2013/#comment-40694 Alicia Blowers Fri, 10 May 2013 13:31:44 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=25618#comment-40694 A huge shout out to Jonathan Hunt who was somehow able to encapsulate all of my hopes for the future of nonfiction into one article. As a middle school librarian, I'm always looking for engaging narrative nonfiction for my students to read. It's hard! And it's not that there aren't great books already out there. It's that the trim size in which publishers are putting the books makes them seem like they are for small children. My original copy of Claudette Colvin hasn't circulated once since I bought it, despite numerous book talks. My second copy, the novel-sized copy, has circulated several times. By far, the most popular nonfiction title in my library is Pete Nelson's Left for Dead. It looks and reads like narrative nonfiction for adults, but it's written with major middle school appeal. And can Pete Nelson please write more for middle school? Here's hoping that publishers are taking note and that changes are coming for nonfiction! A huge shout out to Jonathan Hunt who was somehow able to encapsulate all of my hopes for the future of nonfiction into one article. As a middle school librarian, I’m always looking for engaging narrative nonfiction for my students to read. It’s hard! And it’s not that there aren’t great books already out there. It’s that the trim size in which publishers are putting the books makes them seem like they are for small children. My original copy of Claudette Colvin hasn’t circulated once since I bought it, despite numerous book talks. My second copy, the novel-sized copy, has circulated several times. By far, the most popular nonfiction title in my library is Pete Nelson’s Left for Dead. It looks and reads like narrative nonfiction for adults, but it’s written with major middle school appeal. And can Pete Nelson please write more for middle school? Here’s hoping that publishers are taking note and that changes are coming for nonfiction!

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