The Maid Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Just received the good news in the post that daughter's entry to short story comp. has been chosen to be published in "A Treasure Chest of Tales: A Collection of Short Stories" by the Young Writers organisation! Didn't know this was part of the competition (daughter hoping to win the laptop!). Very proud of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Yea! Good for her! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school librarian Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yay for your daughter. I'm a school librarian (intermedate aged which is 11-13 here in NZ) boys seem to like non-fiction so we have Horrible Histories coming out our ears. They also like drawing and making comics. Maybe she's not a girly girl so you could try the H.H's. Otherwise, buy her some of those nasty fan books like Justin Beirber and the BOys of Twilight. The girls love them, the teachers hate them but it's all true! The teacher can't complain. I have certain teachers banging on about 'classics' but mostly that doesn't fire our kids with desire, reading should not be a chore, any reading is good reading in my book. I recently brought graphic novels, there are non fiction ones and the kids LOVE them. If she likes comics, she might love NF graphic novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonsuch Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Comics, fictional or factual, are fine for 10 year olds and even for adults. We oldies were largely brought up on them. Maybe the more enterprising writers for children would do well to introduce 'Classic Comics' that tell intriguing stories from the past. Maybe the Graphic Novel has done this already - Graphic Shakespeare, Graphic Chaucer, Graphic Bible Stories etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongjasmine Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 I think children need to read more fiction rather than non-fiction. They are young and should be allowed to enjoy their childhoods. Non-fiction bring the child too quickly to the adult world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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