How do you choose your next book to read? How do you help someone else choose their next book? You use appeal factors, which encompass several different components of a book to draw people in and also keeps them coming back for more. Appeal factors, as discussed by Neal Wyatt, include- Pacing, Characterization, Story Line, Language, Setting, Detail, Tone, and Learning/Experiencing-and he suggests that discovering what you want to read next will revolve around these factors. I often pick a book based on suggestions from someone or because I have heard at some point that it is a "must read." But, the appeal factors lead me to deciding if I'm actually going to read it or not. Here are some books I enjoyed that I describe using appeal factors:
1-In the early 19th century, a young woman struggles with the ideals of the society she lives in while simultaneously falling in love. Elizabeth Bennet is a strong-minded woman who knows what she wants for herself, in a time period where women are often told what they want. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a prideful man, who believes the rules of society should be followed... until he meets Elizabeth. Discover the epitome of timeless romance in Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice.
2-Do you like Dinosaurs? What would it be like if they still roamed the earth today? Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is an action packed science fiction novel that shows exactly what could happen if dinosaurs were still roaming the earth. Follow the characters through the park as they experience the wonder and terror of seeing real, living dinosaurs.
3-Desperate Passage by Ethan Rarick is a story about a group of people in the mid-1800's that left everything behind to begin again in the western frontier. This telling of the Donner Party's story leads with a sense of adventure into a tragic, yet hopeful journey over the vast expanse of a widely unknown territory.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Week 1: What You Already Know
1- Sporcle quizzes are so fun... and addictive. Can you guess a book by its cover? I didn't do too bad. General book covers, 19/24. Kids book covers, 19/20.
2- Trying to guess a books sub-genre is actually quite difficult. Even though I got most of them, some weren't so obvious to me. Just another thing to brush up on!
3- Readers advisory rules - I really liked this little article. I do think that reading is one of the easiest and best ways to prepare for advisory and its fun! Rule #6, "Do not pigeonhole books," definitely something that many people deal with, not just people in the readers advisory role. I hear all of the time that people get so tired of a genre type because it becomes predictable - maybe you just haven't looked deep enough. Rule #7-it is so easy to just suggest something that you are reading or your favorite book. It can also be inappropriate for that moment.
4- I chose the following resources to keep up with on a frequent basis:
"Books" - http://www.npr.org/books/
NPR is a great resource for almost anything, and that's why I chose it as my "Book" resource. I haven't used the NPR site much, but I do know that it is a vast resource for many topics and I thought it would be a fun and interesting thing to visit/read on a daily basis.
"Genre" - http://streetfiction.org/
My choice for "Genre" was Urban Fiction. I chose this genre and this particular site because at the library that I work at it tends to be the most popular. I have never read an Urban Fiction novel nor have I looked into the news or upcoming information for this genre. I think going to this resource on a daily basis will help me with my readers advisory and knowledge, so that I can better serve the interests of this community as well as many others.
5- In this article, a kid judges a book by its cover and it's magical. She has a great imagination. I really liked that when she got to The Catcher in the Rye, which had a blank red cover, she simply couldn't do anything with it. The cover of a book is important in deciphering what its about.
2- Trying to guess a books sub-genre is actually quite difficult. Even though I got most of them, some weren't so obvious to me. Just another thing to brush up on!
3- Readers advisory rules - I really liked this little article. I do think that reading is one of the easiest and best ways to prepare for advisory and its fun! Rule #6, "Do not pigeonhole books," definitely something that many people deal with, not just people in the readers advisory role. I hear all of the time that people get so tired of a genre type because it becomes predictable - maybe you just haven't looked deep enough. Rule #7-it is so easy to just suggest something that you are reading or your favorite book. It can also be inappropriate for that moment.
4- I chose the following resources to keep up with on a frequent basis:
"Books" - http://www.npr.org/books/
NPR is a great resource for almost anything, and that's why I chose it as my "Book" resource. I haven't used the NPR site much, but I do know that it is a vast resource for many topics and I thought it would be a fun and interesting thing to visit/read on a daily basis.
"Genre" - http://streetfiction.org/
My choice for "Genre" was Urban Fiction. I chose this genre and this particular site because at the library that I work at it tends to be the most popular. I have never read an Urban Fiction novel nor have I looked into the news or upcoming information for this genre. I think going to this resource on a daily basis will help me with my readers advisory and knowledge, so that I can better serve the interests of this community as well as many others.
5- In this article, a kid judges a book by its cover and it's magical. She has a great imagination. I really liked that when she got to The Catcher in the Rye, which had a blank red cover, she simply couldn't do anything with it. The cover of a book is important in deciphering what its about.
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