Read, Read, Read
Mar. 26th, 2007 12:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caribou_genI just came home from an amazing conference focused on helping at-risk youth. The presenters were passionate, controversial, and entertaining.
One such presenter was David Bouchard. I had come across him in my hunt to try to find First Nations focused books for my teenagers. His books are wonderful - well worth checking out. Hearing him talk, though, was a whirlwind of emotions, opinions, and lists of books to read.
He feels we're failing our youth; we need to get them to read as it is the key to success, self-esteem and freedom. We don't need to just tell them to read, we need to read with them, have them see us read, and hear us rave about books we've read.
Along the way, he listed books upon books to try reading. I thought I'd share them with you...
Mostly historical fiction....
The Story of Blue Eye : Sun on the Mountains, Book 1 (Tyler Trafford) - he couldn't recommend this series strongly enough; it's out of print so one needs to hunt for a previously loved copy.
The Far Pavillions (M. M. Kay) - he recommends, instead of visiting India, to read this book.
Scajawe (Anna Lee Waldo)
Sunne in Splendour and Here be Dragons (Sharon Kay Penman)
Red River Story and Lord of the Plains (Alfred Silver) - Out of Print
For kids of all ages...
Tale of Despereaux (Kate Dicamillo) - He also recommends her other two books, Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane and Because of Winn Dixie
The Legend of Holly Claus (Brittney Ryan) - Bouchard couldn't stop raving about this book.
The Witch's Boy (Michael Gruber)
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs (Betty G. Birney)
One such presenter was David Bouchard. I had come across him in my hunt to try to find First Nations focused books for my teenagers. His books are wonderful - well worth checking out. Hearing him talk, though, was a whirlwind of emotions, opinions, and lists of books to read.
He feels we're failing our youth; we need to get them to read as it is the key to success, self-esteem and freedom. We don't need to just tell them to read, we need to read with them, have them see us read, and hear us rave about books we've read.
Along the way, he listed books upon books to try reading. I thought I'd share them with you...
Mostly historical fiction....
The Story of Blue Eye : Sun on the Mountains, Book 1 (Tyler Trafford) - he couldn't recommend this series strongly enough; it's out of print so one needs to hunt for a previously loved copy.
The Far Pavillions (M. M. Kay) - he recommends, instead of visiting India, to read this book.
Scajawe (Anna Lee Waldo)
Sunne in Splendour and Here be Dragons (Sharon Kay Penman)
Red River Story and Lord of the Plains (Alfred Silver) - Out of Print
For kids of all ages...
Tale of Despereaux (Kate Dicamillo) - He also recommends her other two books, Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane and Because of Winn Dixie
The Legend of Holly Claus (Brittney Ryan) - Bouchard couldn't stop raving about this book.
The Witch's Boy (Michael Gruber)
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs (Betty G. Birney)