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A century of Purity with a Few Passions
-(1678): The Pilgrim's Progress. Before 1800 the books for kids were pure and uncensore; they were religious. -1800s literature remain pure but with a hint of new posibilities for humans in earth. -
Sunday and Adult School Union
- Began a spiritual and practical movement in Philadelphia called de Sunday and Adult School Union.
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Youth Library
Brooklyn's Apprentince Library Association established a Youth Library were kids over 12 were allowed one hour a week once a week. -
Public Libraries
-1731: Benjamin Franklin suggested of a Literary Club to share their book with other members. That is how the First Subscription library was founded.
1826- NY governer urged that using school buildings they bild public libraries.
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First Domestic Novel
- The Wide, Wide World by Susan Warner. Became one of the fourth most widely read books. -1855: Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote to his publisher lamenting the state of American Literature refering to the Domestic Novels.
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Library on Saturdays
Milwaukee School Commissione Increase A Lapham provided a library that opens on Satudays and said hat school sould spend 10 cents a year for books. -
Dime Novels
- They were consider a miracle for men. They cost a 10 cents.
- Erastus and Irwin republished Ann S. Stephen's Malaeksa and sold 65,000. -Oct: MOst popular dime novel was Seth Jones; or The Captives of the Frontier sold 60,000 copies the first day. -1876- Issued a Library Journal where librarians discussed their hate for dime novels and its inmorality.
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Horatio Alger
- He wrote about broken homes; romantic fantasies.
- He was a minister in Massachussetts for two years and was accused of sodomy and then moves to NY and began writing. -1867- Oliver optic bought Alger's book Ragged Dick and published it a year later and his work got labeled "Rags to Respectability".
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Louisa May Alcott
- She wrote about happy family life; harsh and honest.
- Agreed to a suggestion from Robert Brtohers to write a Girl's Book. -1868- - The Girl's Book got published; Little Woman. -1869- Louisa published the second part of Little Woman.
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Domestic Novel: St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
- became popular and was limited to 100,000. -Literary touch the American lanscape.
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Books by Union
- 1870-1880: The Union began creating books for people. The had to be approve by a relagious board. The books reflected morals for the readers to learn and practice.
- Shortly after began the Domestic Novels and Dime Novels that made the Union lost readers.
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No Fiction in libraries
American Librarie Association discussed the "Novel Reading" especially by young people, ans some said they didn't permit fiction. -
Melvil Dewey created the Journal for Librarians
-Created the first professional Journal for Librarians.
-1884: Columbia COllegue founded the first school of Library Economy under Deweys lidership. -
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From the Safetyu of Romance to the Beinning of Realism
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The Changing English Classrooms
-1911: A new list of books suible for students was made by Wilbur W. Hatfield.
-1860: Harvard included Shakespear and Milton's Comus in he examinations to enter college.
-1894: The Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies accepted English as a discipline in the shools. -
High School Libraries
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Book- of -the- Month Club and Literary Guild
-Began the Book of the Month Club
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Arguments on what students shoul read.
- There were arguments of what students prefer to read and Carleton Washburne and Mabel Voguel created Winnetka Graded Book. They presented a list of books that ere not sutible for studens.
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Study method for students.
Nancy Coryell's study sais that the ïntensive"method showed lack of interest to literature than the ëxtensive"method where students read assigned works faster. -
Girls' Books and Boys' Books
- Teachers and librerians thought that girl's book were inferior to boys books. -1908: The Girls' Book, said by Franklin T. Baker, were weak.
- two year later Clara Whitehill Hunt said they were mediocre.
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Junior or Juvinel Novel
- The term Junior or Juvenile was first applied to let the Hurricane Roar by Rose Wilder Lane difference from childrens books.
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Lou LaBrant's Study and estableshment of Young Adult Literature
- Revealed that when sudents are free to read what the choose, they read more and improve their literature taste.
- Profesor Dora V. Smith established the cpourse in adolescent literature so teachers educate themselfs.
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Rise of Paperbacks
-The paperbacks entered the mass market.
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From certainty to Uncertainty
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YA choices
- George W. Norvell said that YA choices of free reading rarely were the same books tat more traditional teachers prefer.
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Bibliotherapy
-Bibliotherapy became ordinary in education journals. The books started to help people with physhological problems. -
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James Bond , Aent 007 Book
- Both Adults and YA were fascinated by the James Bond, Agent 007 Book. Because of the exctment and action that made everything look real. -1951: The Cathcher in the Rye by J.D. Saliner. It is the most censored book in schools and for many YA is the most realistic book.
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Rise of the Criicism of YA Literature.
Dwight L. Burton wrote the irst criticism for YA novels. He ave judments and appreciation. -
More attention to teens
- The librarians give more attention to teenagers and their book choices.
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Paperbacks became part of YA lives.
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African Americans
-Questions about African Amerians Civil Rights began. In Virginia 13 African American students entered to a main library and refused o leave. -
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Changes
Chances allong YA Literature were made by teachers and librarians. -
Changes and Growth in YA literature
-Writters ignored the rules that limited them to write stories and that helped Stanly B. Kegler and Sthephen Dunnin to write "books of Acceptable quality longpass mediocre books. -
Teachers interest in YA Literature
The International Reading Association published the Journal of Adolescents and Adult Lieracy.
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G. Robert Carlsen published a book
- Books and the Teenage Readers. Brouht national attention and respect for adolescent literature.
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Assembly on literature for Adolescents
English teachers gather at the National Concil of Teachers f English anunual conference and formed an Assembly on Literaure for Adolescents of NCTE. -
Reason not Emoion
Elaine Simpson espresses the frustration about the way new YA books are bein recieved. -
VOYA ( Voice of Youth Advocates)
Is esablished by Dorothy Broderick and Mary K. Chelon as a library publication separarin YA literature from childern's. -
Literatue for Today's Young Adults
Scott Foresman published, Literaure for Today's Young Adults by Ken Donelson and Allen Nilsen.
