A few others she kept with notes that the misrepresentations could be discussed between parents and children. Pearl told us how she had refrained from putting some old classics into the new book because she thought they had inappropriate racial stereotypes.
She is trying to escape from genre labels. Children and teens have moods that call for different types of books at different times. One of her concerns is that librarians with their categories often narrow the range of recommendations instead of broadening them. In Book Crush, Pearl tried to arrange the titles creatively. Her aim was to include in her reference book titles children like and want to read, not those that adults recommend to them.
She also interview many children about their reading tastes. She drew on her own memories of being a child and a parent to start the project, and then she read hundreds of books in its research. Because she was looking for a new project and because her More Book Lust had included some recommendations for teens, she decided the idea was good for her to target young readers. She told us that a teen librarian had recommended the title and concept to her. I did not do my homework, so I did not realize that Pearl's new book Book Crush is aimed at children and young adult readers' advisory until she began speaking. (Pearl said today that first sentences are important for hooking readers.) The adventures of the Ridgeway family in Family Grandstand and its sequel, Family Sabbatical, were inspired by Carol Ryrie Brink's own family and their life together in Saint Paul, Minnesota.The young librarian in a Mohawk, clicking her knitting needles, laughed at Nancy Pearl's stories. It's never a dull moment when the Ridgeway kids are involved With a little ingenuity, Susan, George, and Dumpling team up for a season of fun as they set out to save their beloved quarterback, outsmart their naughty neighbors, rescue animals, and start a new business that just might help out the whole family.
There's only one problem: Tommy's grades are dreadful, and he might get kicked off the team before the homecoming game. He's Midwest University's star quarterback. Not only can they watch the university's football games from the tower of their house on College Avenue, but now Tommy Tokarynski, who mows their lawn, is famous. Susan, George, and Dumpling have a special life in Midwest City, where they live with their college-professor dad and mystery-writer mom. From Newbery Medal winner Carol Ryrie Brink comes a story about one unforgettable family.
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