Teen Novel Readers Belong to AARP?
I recently read a brief article in the February/March issue of
AARP: The Magazine. The “What’s New” section had a piece called “50 Going on 15” and the author talks about how young adult titles are being read by people from “ages 17 to 70.” (And younger than that, too.) My own observation is that movies also are more and more often being made from young adult titles. Maybe the next display in your adult fiction area should highlight some teen books. Your adult readers may be surprised at how good they are!
The picture book
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Little Dog Named Baltic by Mônica Carnesi is described by
Booklist as a “dramatized version of a true story.” Children will certainly be worried about the dog and what may happen to him. Off the coast of Poland, in the Baltic Sea, people noticed a little dog trapped on the broken ice. He had traveled 75 miles down the river on the ice and people tried to reach him, but couldn’t. A ship came to the rescue and soon adopted him. A good lesson about the dangers of ice gently told in with a happy ending.
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free, via the Regional Library Systems, to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
