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Series Fiction for Young Adults Series Fiction – Still going strong! Introduction

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Series Fiction for Young Adults A Melodramatic, Rags-to-Riches, Explosive, Worldly, Exciting, Adventurous, Energetic, Spine-Tingling, Perilous, and Sensational PowerPoint Patty Daniel & Theresa Ozark Library Materials for Young Adults LIS 722 March 30, 2012 Series Fiction for Young Adults Non-Fiction Curriculum Support Published by well known publishers Reviewed by major journals Series Fiction for Young Adults Series Fiction Still going strong! Introduction Series Fiction for Young Adults What is Series Fiction? A sequence of separate narratives... (Carpan xiii) A continuous journey... (Siegel 13) Series may or may not contain the same character... (Sutton 26)... a genre unto themselves. (Makowski 2) Introduction Series Fiction for Young Adults Two Groups of Series ( Tunnell & Jacobs 64) Sophisticated type such as... Mass-Market or paperback type such as.. Introduction Series Fiction for Young Adults Circa 1850:Horatio Alger 1830s: Jacob Abbott 1868: Elsie Dinsmore 1870s: Three Vassar Girls 1899: The Rover Boys Background Series Fiction for Young Adults Edward Stratemeyer (Lange) The reading capacity of the American adolescent is limitless. As oil had its Rockefeller, literature had its Stratemeyer. -From a 1934 article in Fortune magazine Background Series Fiction for Young Adults Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate (Maas) & (Lange) Formally organized in 1905 Critics claimed the series were: Background Trashy Vulgar Pernicious Injur ious Crass 98% of readers awarded the books perfect scores Series Fiction for Young Adults Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate AdventureCollege Tom SwiftGrace Harlowe The Motor BoysMarjorie Dean MysteriesCareers The Hardy BoysCherrie Ames Nancy DrewSue Barton The Dana GirlsVicki Barr Connie Blair Background Series Fiction for Young Adults 1980s 1981 First Love Francine Pascals Sweet Valley High 1986 Nancy Drew Files 1989 Fear Street Background Series Fiction for Young Adults 1990s - Sandman Rise of Chick Lit 1997 Pottermania 2005 Vampire 2000s Diversity Background Series Fiction for Young Adults (Maas) Threats Studies The American Library Association The Librarians In East Orange, NJ In Defense of Trash Top Sellers Series are still here. Critical Response Series Fiction for Young Adults (Gorman and Suellentrop) Enjoyable Predictable Familiar Achievement Its what they want. FUN! Appeal Series Fiction for Young Adults (Gorman and Suellentrop) Hook Fast pace Single POV High-interest Emotional impact Short Sentences and paragraphs Length Covers Appeal Series Fiction for Young Adults (Tunnell and Jacobs) They are appealing. They provide practice. They automatically improve and develop skills: Vocabulary Comprehension Fluency Predicting Skimming Inference Patterns in literature elpl.org Literacy Development Series Fiction for Young Adults Catherine Sheldrick Ross : Young readers frequently complain about the difficulty of getting started in a new book. In a familiar series, this difficulty is averted. This instant start, instead of frustration plays a large role in luring those students into regular reading, an activity that can help them discover pleasure in books. Literacy Development Series Fiction For Young Adults Keeping Up Technological Advances Fast-Tracking Instant Gratification (Claire Kirch, 16) Collection Development Series Fiction For Young Adults Ann Krusek, bookseller at the Magic Tree House Bookstore in Oak Park says The wait creates more anticipation. She pointed out, however, that if there is too long a wait between books in a series for middle-grade of YA readers, those readers may lose interest. Readers might advance past that level of reading before the series finalizes. Readers will wait years and years for a series like Hunger Games or Harry Potter, but you cant guarantee that about every series. (Karen McCoy) Collection Development Series Fiction For Young Adults Collection Development How do we keep up? Community and Patrons Collection Policy Circulation Trends Reference Guides Journal Reviews Other Sources ( Claire Kirch, 16) Series Fiction for Young Adults Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer Maximum Ride series by James Patterson Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater The Maze Runner series by James Dashner Popular Series Series Fiction For Young Adults Whats Next? The Amanda Project is a book series that incorporates the stories with a multi-media tie-in.Amanda Project Series Fiction for Young Adults One More Thing Series Fiction for Young Adults Tunnell and Jacobs Series Fiction creates genuine, lifelong readers. Anne Carroll Moore The right book into the hands of the right child at the right time Conclusion