[CASL-L] Looking for e-books

[Melissa Thom]

Hey there!

All of those titles for YA/MG are so old...is there any reason she isn't
choosing newer titles that are more diverse?? I know you are just the
messenger but maybe find out from her if she is interested in getting some
newer, more relevant titles on her list.  Have her check out the Project
Lit titles
<https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/tips-and-tricks/project-lit-communitys-2019-2020-book-selections/>
(the
2021 titles will be announced soon too) or the We Need Diverse Books Website
<https://diversebooks.org/> as a starting point.  Then she could
cross-reference some of those titles against the digital collections
you have access to.

An additional resource may be this Padlet
<https://padlet.com/joyfullearning/CollectionDevelopment> that I have used
to curate a bunch of great websites and tools for finding
diverse literature.
Have a good day!!
Melissa

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:49 PM David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have an English teacher who is looking for materials for her classes.
> I've already shared information with her about how to access the 424
> e-books on our Follett Shelf, and shared with her information about Libby,
> the app our public library uses to access digital resources such as ebooks
> and audiobooks.
>
> She teaches a Kid Lit class and is looking for e-books for grades 4-8.
> Examples she gave me are:
>
>    - Night of the Howling Dogs, Graham Salisbury
>    - The Birthday Room, Kevin Henkes
>    - Birds of a Feather, Jacqueline Woodson
>    - Rainy, Sis Deans
>    - Any Beverly Cleary or Kimberly WIllis Holt
>
> She also said: I want them to read longer-length novels
> for young readers. (But again, it can't be too old fashioned or they just
> don't get it.) Last semester my students read *Island of the Blue
> Dolphins* (that was okay); *The Whipping Boy* (They liked this one); and *Where
> the Red Fern Grows* (a good story, but a snoozer for today's reader).
>
> I downloaded the Libby App and searched Bibliomation on it, and some of
> the above books were available and some weren't. Does anyone else have
> suggestions on how I can help her find e-books for her class?
>
> David Bilmes
> Oxford High School
>
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