tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post5077019788963963544..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Peeled Won a Newbery Honor? Really?Liz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-16129450818770049112009-04-22T18:56:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:56:00.000-04:00I just checked and this error still isn't correcte...I just checked and this error still isn't corrected. I sent an email to the WSJ; we'll see if they see it significant enough to correct.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-30566308167575665302009-04-20T16:04:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:04:00.000-04:00Wow - a quick visit to the ALA website would have ...Wow - a quick visit to the ALA website would have given her some much-needed help in this. Hm. I know they got rid of their librarian, but you'd think a writer would know better...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-36114751247190652842009-04-20T14:16:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:16:00.000-04:00My current favorite about "moral lessons in books"...My current favorite about "moral lessons in books" are those works of fiction that still use the initial Columbine myths (bullied loners). So I kinda get what she is saying, even if I don't necessarily agree about it book by book. And obviously, her misuse/reliance on Peeled weakens the rant.<br /><br />And yeah -- this stuff has been aimed at kids for ages and ages. It's not new. And kids being very black/white in how they handle this information, also, not new.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-16501838920979808152009-04-20T14:11:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:11:00.000-04:00I read this article in the print edition this week...I read this article in the print edition this weekend. It was really... ranty.<br /><br />Also, children's lit has been *full* of moral life lessons that adults think it important for kids to learn since... forever. Can she really be a big reader of kidlit and still be so surprised at this latest trend?<br /><br />On one hand I get where she's coming from, as a child I did some of the same things the kids she mentions in the article did in attempts to save the world. On the other hand, that was 20 years ago.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024880986964198385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-59479822789855183422009-04-20T13:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:30:00.000-04:00Thanks, Liz, for being a just a bit more tenacious...Thanks, Liz, for being a just a bit more tenacious than me! I didn't think the mention of Peeled sounded right, but I also didn't bother to check it out. (In my defense, I was at work when I read the article, trying to, you know, do work stuff.)Sarah Rettgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520851723152425929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-62340011011072343982009-04-20T13:12:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:12:00.000-04:00Even giving the author of the essay the benefit of...Even giving the author of the essay the benefit of the doubt (she meant honor award winning author), did you also catch the "hordes of young adult readers"? I'm real curious as to the source of her numbers for those readers.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-33966765173411354432009-04-20T13:09:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:09:00.000-04:00I normally have liked Joan Bauer's work, but Peele...I normally have liked Joan Bauer's work, but Peeled left me less than excited. I can't imagine that it would have won any award, honestly, and certainly not a Newbery Honor.Durable Goodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192668551726904379noreply@blogger.com