Hace unas cinco semanas salió la lista que publicó el NPR (National Public Radio de Estados Unidos) con los 100 libros para adolescentes favoritos de sus radioescuchas y que votaron a través de la página de la radiodifusora. Entre ellos, están dos de Laurie Halse Anderson, una excelente escritora de este género y autora de Speak y Wintergirls, entre otros. Ella toca el tema de que, aunque está encantada que estos dos libros aparecen en la lista, hay una falta de diversidad en ella. Su blog es excelente ––divertido, práctico e interesante–– y los invito a que vayan a su página para leerlo. El link directo a lo que escribió sobre la falta de diversidad es http://madwomanintheforest.com/happy-sad-about-the-npr-top-100-ya-list/ y el link a su página es http://madwomanintheforest.com. Muy interesante ver las opiniones y los títulos de libros que no aparecen en ella.
Si quieres más información, seguir la discusión, ver lo que el NPR tiene que decir sobre el tema y lo que otros autores y personas opinan, pueden leerlo en http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/10/160768675/when-a-popular-list-of-100-best-ever-teen-books-is-the-whitest-ever
Around five weeks ago, NPR (National Public Radio) released a list of the best 100 YA books published in the US according to the results of a poll among theire listeners. Among them are two by Laurie Halse Anderson, an excellent writer of this genre and author of Speak and Wintergirls, among others. Though she's thrilled that those two books are on the list, she points out the lack of diversity in it. She has an excellent blog ––fun, practical, and interesting–– and I invite you to go to her page to read it. The direct link to what she wrote about the lack of diversity is http://madwomanintheforest.com/happy-sad-about-the-npr-top-100-ya-list/ and the link to her page is http://madwomanintheforest.com. Very interesting to read all the opinions and the titles of books that do not appear on the list.
If you want more information, want to follow the thread, see what the NPR has to say, or what other authors and people have to say, you can read it at http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/09/10/160768675/when-a-popular-list-of-100-best-ever-teen-books-is-the-whitest-ever
lunes, 24 de septiembre de 2012
domingo, 2 de septiembre de 2012
Seraphina, por/by Rachel Hartman
Yo trato de leer a diario. A veces no es posible: hay días en que tengo mucho trabajo y tantas cosas que hacer (la familia, la casa, la perra, el loro, etc.) que, sí, a veces se me pasan las horas y me doy cuenta que no he leído gran cosa. Claro que es un decir que no he leído porque siquiera leo partes del periódico o la caja de cereal en el desayuno y, durante el día, leo e investigo para proyectos en los que estoy trabajando pero no es leer una novela. Para mi, leer una novela es lo mejor, tanto novelas (contemporáneas y clásicas) para niños y jóvenes (porque leo un montón de ellas) así como para adultos. En este momento, estoy leyendo una novela llamada "Seraphina", de Rachel Hartman, quien ha creado un mundo maravilloso donde vive Seraphina, una joven con un talento inusual para la música, y poblado de dragones sensacionales y fuera de serie. Está tan buena la novela que no la he podido dejar. Es más, ahorita me voy a preparar una taza de té para seguir leyendo y disfrutando de este soleado domingo.
I try to read every day. Sometimes it's not possible: there are days when I have a lot of work and so many things to do (family, the house, the dog, the parrot, etc.) that, yes, sometimes hours go by and I realize that I haven't read much. Of course, saying I haven't read much really isn't true because I at least read parts of the newspaper or the cereal box at breakfast and, during the day, I read and research for projects I'm working on but it's not the same as reading a novel. For me, reading a novel for kids and adolescents, both contemporary and classic, is the best as well as those for adults. Right now, I'm reading a novel called "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman, who created a wonderful world where Seraphina, a young woman who has an unusual musical talent, lives along with sensational and one-of-a-kind dragons. The novel is so good that I haven't been able to put it down. In fact, right now I'm going to prepare a good cup of tea and will continue reading on this sunny Sunday.
I try to read every day. Sometimes it's not possible: there are days when I have a lot of work and so many things to do (family, the house, the dog, the parrot, etc.) that, yes, sometimes hours go by and I realize that I haven't read much. Of course, saying I haven't read much really isn't true because I at least read parts of the newspaper or the cereal box at breakfast and, during the day, I read and research for projects I'm working on but it's not the same as reading a novel. For me, reading a novel for kids and adolescents, both contemporary and classic, is the best as well as those for adults. Right now, I'm reading a novel called "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman, who created a wonderful world where Seraphina, a young woman who has an unusual musical talent, lives along with sensational and one-of-a-kind dragons. The novel is so good that I haven't been able to put it down. In fact, right now I'm going to prepare a good cup of tea and will continue reading on this sunny Sunday.
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