tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post2915356143620230727..comments2024-03-20T11:36:09.746-07:00Comments on The Late Bloomer's Book Blog: Maine Student Book Award List 2014-2015 Part OneGigi McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090843830125090541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-82749441322549276262014-09-06T11:53:50.478-07:002014-09-06T11:53:50.478-07:00I totally agree with you Susan. Adult readers can ...I totally agree with you Susan. Adult readers can appreciate the writing in a book much more than students. I have read Ivan aloud and kids loved it, but not many have chosen it for themselves. It is not comfortable to share feelings about a book that are not glowing, but I try to be respectful. I am hoping to save people time and help them select the best books for their students/children. I too, read everything from the eye of a 9 year old. :-) Thanks for your comments. Gigi McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090843830125090541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031142435142384571.post-6079358714611626432014-09-06T10:19:10.321-07:002014-09-06T10:19:10.321-07:00I greatly appreciate the honesty of your reviews. ...I greatly appreciate the honesty of your reviews. I have started to feel like many bloggers only post positive reviews of every book they read. It's not helpful to read reviews if every book gets 4 or 5 stars! While I have only read 2 of the books you mention, I had so much hope for The Real Boy after all the advanced press, and I too was disappointed. I try to read books as if I'm a fourth grader (the grade I teach), and felt that if I was getting confused as a 48 year old, a 9 year old would be really baffled. It wasn't a hit in my class. I enjoyed Doll Bones more, but also found sections confusing. Again--thanks for honest assessments, especially when you mentioned that not many students liked a book. That's a pretty big indication a book has issues. I find many children's book may appeal more to adult readers, but the actual audience for the book may not appreciate (or get) it. One book that actually had this issue in my class was The One and Only Ivan! I'm sure if it was read aloud, kids would enjoy it (with the added discussing/commentary of a read aloud). But many of my students who read it themselves were unmoved. Isn't that strange?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100752098375996494noreply@blogger.com