tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7191912097201282363..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: 167 Not Necessarily Great Books for Teen BoysSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-47790048707387253612007-05-18T15:21:00.000-05:002007-05-18T15:21:00.000-05:00"But Mum, video games ARE reading! "Sally, I love ..."But Mum, video games ARE reading! "<BR/><BR/>Sally, I love that one. :-)<BR/><BR/>I share your concerns and wish I had the answer. I'm really afraid that boys especially, but even girls, have so many distractions these days that reading books isn't even a tiny blip on the radar screens of most kids anymore.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-767963438896087362007-05-18T02:52:00.000-05:002007-05-18T02:52:00.000-05:00As mum-of-reluctant-boy-reader, I've written about...As mum-of-reluctant-boy-reader, I've written about this before on your blog. <BR/><BR/>All i can say about lists, is, unless the book has a knock me dead openign paragraph, and an equally action oriented second para, it ain't gonna cut it with the able to but won't reader!<BR/><BR/>"But Mum, video games ARE reading! "<BR/><BR/>"But mum, I read ALL day at school! I want to play...or I want to vegSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-35808899390205221152007-05-16T20:11:00.000-05:002007-05-16T20:11:00.000-05:00I suppose these things run in cycles. All the eff...I suppose these things run in cycles. All the effort that was poured into bringing up the self-esteem of women and girls seems to have left boys in the dust...at least that's how the experts seem to perceive the situation. So now we'll see them over-compensate to get the boys caught back up and then we can start working on the girls again. You just have to shake your head sometimes. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69029312625608179132007-05-16T19:39:00.000-05:002007-05-16T19:39:00.000-05:00Again with the "boy" books. Girls should note that...Again with the "boy" books. Girls should note that they are no longer permitted to read "Frankenstein" or "The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy". They'd better stick to Jane Austen.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.com