I have done (or am about to do) these community reads. Please email me individually if you have further questions about any:
Walking the Bible by Feiler truly a "community read" in 2005 with author Bruce Feiler and 2 synagogues, a Protestant college, and a Muslim community center at the time, there was a youth level Walking the Bible, but it is out of print. Triangle Waist Factory fire theme (100th anniversary year): Triangle by Von Drehle adult nonfiction account of fire Triangle by Weber adult novel set in present day flashing back to the time and circumstances of fire Lost by Davies historical fiction youth level novel set in Triangle Waist Factory fire Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Graphic History by Gunderson graphic novel format 3rd grade and up Fire at the Triangle Factory by Littlefield 2nd grade and up Rooftop Adventures of Minnie and Tessa: Factory Fire Survivors by Littlefield new graphic novel format version of Fire at the Triangle Factory 2nd grade and up Golem theme: Amazing Aventures of Kavalier and Clay by Chabon award-winning adult novel Puttermesser Papers by Ozick adult novel Golems of Gotham by Rosenbaum adult novel Prisoner in Time by Melnikoff 5th grade and up Ghosts and Golems by Penn story collection 4th grade and above Dan and the Mudman by Zucker 2nd or 3rd grade and above bullies Golem by Wisniewski Kdg-2nd grade Immigration/Emigration theme doing this Community Read in October with author Fern Schumer Chapman there is exciting news about the reunion after 72 years of Fern's mother, the main figure in both her books, and Gertie (Gerda) who was her friend on the ship, the main story of Is It Night or Day? All of the news about the reunion will be featured on Oprah's January opening show: Motherland by Schumer Chapman adult memoir Cry of the Giraffe by Oren Young Adult novel based on true story Is It Night or Day? by Schumer Chapman 5th grade and up (prequel to Motherland) Faraway Island by Thor 5th grade and up Castle on Hester Street by Heller Pre/K-2nd Molly's Pilgrim by Cohen Pre/K-2nd Yuvi's Candy Tree by Simpson Pre/K-2nd Debbie Colodny Sefer, So Good 1141 Garfield Av. Libertyville, IL 60048 847/680-8016 www.sefersogood.com "If you want a child to read, read to the child." (source unknown) --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
