Listagem de livros para rapazes dos 8-16 anos

Não sou nada da opinião de que os miúdos lêem pouco e que é uma fatalidade eles não lerem. Creio que, neste aspecto, se deve ser proativo e fazer chegar às suas mãos ou organizar as bibliotecas de forma a apresentar as leituras adequadas aos vários tipos de leitores.

A lista que a seguir se apresenta pode ajudar a inspirar alguns dos que trabalham na área da promoção da leitura.

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Best Books for Boys – 40+ Fantastic Reads for Boys ages 8-16

40+ of the absolute BEST books for boys in their pre-tween, tween and teenage years.
Let me start by saying that my now-teenage boys are not avid bookworms. They’re decent readers, but they don’t just hunker down with a book whenever they’re bored.  They’d just rather be doing something like throwing a baseball or watching hockey game.  However, they always loved ME to read to THEM, and I did, every night, from the time they were babies until they were far too old for bedtime stories. I won’t tell you exactly how old they were when I stopped reading to them at night.  They’d never forgive me.
Want to know a secret though?

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As much as I adored reading to them when they were toddlers and little boys, for me, it got better and better as they got older!  We’d dive into these great chapter books, and tackle trilogies and series’, and just get lost in them for an hour or more every night.  It took us the better part of a year to get through through the Lemony Snickett series. When we turned the final page of the 13th book in that series, we were all filled with a sense of sadness and loss. Our wonderful year-long, nightly adventure had come to an end. And those characters that we’d come to love and know so well – well, our nightly visits with them were over.
I cherish the memories of us snuggled on the bed together, them listening, and me doing the different voices of all the characters.  That was so much fun – making up and maintaining the proper character voices night after night.  High falsettos, southern twangs, and gruff, rough voices that sometimes left my throat raw.  And the accents, oh my…  I think I drummed up every accent known to man during those years.
Some chapters would have us howling with laughter, like the time Count Olaf’s hilarious antics had us laughing so hard I could barely read.  Tears were running down my face, and at one point, I  think the boys shifted from laughing at Count Olaf to laughing at Mom laughing so hard. When we finally calmed down and the laughter had subsided, the boys said “Read that part again, Mom”, and so I did, and we laughed just as hard as I read through the Count’s escapade a second time.
And there were other times when we sobbed our way through chapters filled with heart-break and sorrow. Charlotte’s Web and Tuesday’s with Morrie come to mind. Books like those touched our hearts and taught us about the bravery and heart-ache and struggle that life can present.
It’s been several years since my boys and I last cozied up and read together at bedtime, but they do still get some of their own reading in.  They keep me up to date on the books they read for school book assignments, and I encourage them to choose a few novel to read over the summer break.  When they read one that they love, they’re keen to tell me about it, and they often suggest that I read it too.  I usually do, and I have to say:  when they say a book is really good, it’s REALLY good.  I’ve never been disappointed by their recommendations.
As a result of all of the reading we’ve done together, and some that they’ve done on their own, my boys have an extensive list of all-time favourites novels which I’m sure they’ll read to their own children one day.
It makes me so happy to share these favourites with you today.

Our all time favourite 40+ Best Books for Boys ages 8-16

Books for pre-tween boys (ages 8 and up):

Big Nate – Lincoln Pierce
Every book in the series is a winner.  My 14 year old has been a Big Nate fan for years, and he’s read them all. Written in comic book fashion, the Big Nate stories revolve around Nate, an energetic and rebellious 6th grader whose shenanigans are are always landing him and his friends in hot water.






Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Both of my sons are huge fans of the books in these series.  My husband and I have read several of these a well, and we’ve been known to laugh ourselves into tears at some of the situations that the main character, middle-school student Greg Heffley, gets himself into.

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Figuras públicas em campanhas de promoção da leitura

Descobri aqui o texto que publico abaixo. Creio bem que este tipo de campanhas só pode ter sucesso. Sei bem que em Portugal já se fez algo de parecido no início do Plano Nacional de Leitura (Exemplo em   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9julcRkGBs4 . Não seria altura de voltar a apostar neste tipo de iniciativas de um modo continuado? Nem que seja a nível de escola pedindo depoimentos ou construindo posteres em que entrassem figuras públicas?

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La American Library Association´s (ALA), comenzó a editar en el año 1985 una serie de posters con celebridades (celebrity READ posters), cuyo objetivo es fomentar la lectura. Desde entonces, y comenzando en un cartel en el que aparecía Bill Cosby leyendo La isla del tesoro, son muchos los personajes, de todos los ámbitos, que se ha sumado a esta iniciativa.
Siguiendo su ejemplo, la Association of American Publishers (AAP), lanzó a partir de 1999 la campaña Get Caught Reading. Estos son algunos de los personajes que han participado en estas y otras campañas parecidas:

Actores

En los ochenta: Bill Cosby, Bette Midler, Paul Newman y Steve Martin. En los noventa: Denzel Washington, Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas (curioso que en su edición, al omnipresente READ le acompaña “LEA”, como en el caso de Enrique Iglesias), Michael Keaton. A partir del año 2000: Keira Knightly, Ethn Hawke, Henry Cavill, Orlando Bloom, Hilary Swank, Eva Mendes, Ewan McGregor, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Pattison y Kristen Stewart, Rachel McAdams, Hugh Jackman, Emma Watson, Nathan Fillion y Alan Rickman.

Músicos y cantantes

En la década de los ochenta: Phil Collins, Sting y David Bowie (aunque parece un adolescente, cuando fue tomada la fotografía para el cartel en 1987, ya tenía 40 años). En los noventa: REM y Elvis (resucitado para el cartel en 1994). A partir del año 2000: Britney Spears, Gloria Estefan, Alicia Keys, Jonas Brothers y Enrique Iglesias.

Deportistas - continuar a ler em: http://www.eraseunavezqueseera.com/2014/01/03/personajes-publicos-en-campanas-de-fomento-de-la-lectura/

25 livros que todas as raparigas deveriam ler antes de chegarem aos 25

Nas minhas deambulações pela Internet dei com o post abaixo e não deixei de sorrir. Afinal aquilo que eu digo a propósito da promoção da leitura nas escolas faz sentido, pois homens e mulheres, rapazes e raparigas, podem ter gostos comuns, mas também têm gostos e interesses diferenciados. Não ter isso em conta quando se procura fazer a gestão da coleção de uma biblioteca é deixar de lado alguns leitores que não se revêm no que lhes é oferecido.

P.S. - por melhor e mais completa que seja a proposta abaixo, confesso que seria incapaz de ler algumas das propostas. Serei preconceituoso? Nao acho!  

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25 books every girl should read before she turns 25

Classic literature is full of famous books about angsty teenage boys learning who they are as men. But what about all the women? The books about women’s coming of age are not nearly as widely celebrated, but are they are JUST as significant and moving and important as all those books about boys.
From young adult stories of adventure, to non-fiction graphic novels, these game-changing reads will shape how you think about being a woman — which let’s be real, is mega important. It’s time to dust off your library card and get ready to be empowered.
1. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

Allende spent seven years researching this novel, which she describes as a young woman’s search for self-knowledge. The result is a beautiful story of a young Chilean girl raised by English siblings that Allende says reflects her own struggle to define the role of feminism in her life.
2. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis is a graphic novel that I first encountered in an Intro to Gender & Women’s Studies in college. I only wish I had read it years earlier. The autobiographical novel details Satrapi’s life living in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. The novel will help any reader understand what is means to be a woman in other cultures.
3. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

This book is classic for a reason. It teaches two incredibly important life lessons that every girl needs to learn: first impressions aren’t always right and everyone needs second chances. Not to mention, it comes with Austen’s signature satire and fierce feminist undertones.
4. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

This 1969 autobiography from Maya Angelou shows how a woman can stand strong despite societal and personal injustices. Fighting racism, sexism, and personal trauma, the novel reflects on both how easy it is to internalize these negative forces, and how powerful a woman can become by resisting.
5. Matilda by Roald Dahl

This classic children’s novel teaches women that they have value beyond what others see in them. Matilda is a smart girl neglected by her family, who, when encouraged by a kind teacher, learns she has magical powers. The rest of the story tracks Matilda taking control of her life and deciding her own fate.
6. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

This is the dystopian novel to top all dystopian novels. Offred is a handmaid in a futuristic (though disturbingly similar) society where the declining fertility rates have caused women to lose control over their own bodies. I guarantee this book will give any woman a new appreciation of her ability to control her reproductive health.
7. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The only novel by American poet Sylvia Plath, this novel takes on issues of gender and mental health. The story is modeled after Plath’s experience at Smith (a woman’s college) and winning a scholarship to work at an NYC magazine. Despite her seemingly impressive life, the protagonist experiences mental health issues that shed light on the complicated history of medical treatments in America, especially for women.
8. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Esperanza Cordero is a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, trying to figure out how the culture of her family fits into the culture of America. The novel is a series of beautiful short vignettes that heartbreakingly and hilariously illustrate life in an immigrant family in America.
9. Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Graceling is the first in a series of young adult novels perfect for fans of fantasy. The series is full of strong female protagonists, and treats sexuality in a mature way appropriate for young teenagers. A fun and quick read, this novel sets up a good sex-positive groundwork for girls, in a fantasy world that includes birth control and LGBT characters.

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Estratégias de fomento da leitura junto dos mais novos - (dicas para os pais)

A promoção da leitura é possível!

É sempre bom visitar uma escola e ver algo a acontecer!
Numa altura em que se ouvem alguns professores bibliotecários a dizer que cada vez é mais difícil a articulação curricular e que ninguém está disposto a colaborar, sabe bem assistir à realização de uma atividade de parceria. Na Escola Básica de Pinhal de Frades no Seixal, o departamento de Língua Portuguesa e a Biblioteca Escolar organizam um concurso de leitura, bem à maneira da TV. Foi giro ver o entusiasmo dos meninos e foi ainda melhor ver que a articulação é bem possível. É só querer!
Destas atividades só podem sair mais e melhores leitores.

 

A promoção da leitura nas bibliotecas escolares

Nestes quase três anos que levo como coordenador interconcelhio para as bibliotecas escolares nunca me tenho esquecido de perguntar, quando visito uma biblioteca escolar, sobre como está a escola no relativo aos empréstimos domiciliários: os alunos requisitam muito ou pouco, tem aumentanto, diminuído, que ações têm sido feitas tendo em vista a promoção da leitura? ...

Confesso que, por vezes, saio desiludido de algumas bibliotecas ao percecionar que alguns professores bibliotecários baixam os braços e acham que é uma inevitabilidade que os alunos não leiam.

Discordo deste ponto de vista. Tento argumentar e dar-lhes pistas...

Foi com muito agrado que vi na BE Carlos Ribeiro em Pinhal de Frades, concelho do Seixal, que uma das minhas sugestões tinha sido acolhida e que o fundo documental mais destinado aos alunos do 2º ciclo tinha sido reorganizado e lhe dada nova arrumação e organização. Pelos vistos esta estratégia tem dado bom resultado. Viva quem tenta!