tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1698826944493404731..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Querying middle gradeJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30558195965897668722020-03-04T13:53:50.245-05:002020-03-04T13:53:50.245-05:00Craig F, that's so true. I've been practis...Craig F, that's so true. I've been practising a language (that's not my mother tongue) by reading middle-grade fiction in it. And do I ever notice the difference between those that are readable and those at top 1% level! I'm going to have to do a deliberate readability pass on mine at some point, which will be fun, doing a really deep dive on word choice etc.<br /><br />Recently read an interview with a Jeopardy! winner who said reading kids nonfiction was an ideal way to prepare for the show - for all the reasons Jennifer R Donohue and Barbara Etlin mention.JanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827142186097605430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76303478286660460362020-03-04T12:26:58.377-05:002020-03-04T12:26:58.377-05:00When I told a bookstore clerk that I was looking f...When I told a bookstore clerk that I was looking for a research text about the middle ages as background for my MG novel, she recommended two non-fiction books for middle-grade readers. They were concise and gave background information in a simple format.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67799827636683722922020-03-04T12:17:24.160-05:002020-03-04T12:17:24.160-05:00Readability is for more than just juvenile non-fic...Readability is for more than just juvenile non-fiction. Well written books that are readable can span many age groups, no matter what genre they are in. Look at Potter<br /><br />Naw, don't look at Potter he turned the reading of science off, kids want magic.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78948122927065266762020-03-04T08:09:14.361-05:002020-03-04T08:09:14.361-05:00I love looking at juvenile non-fiction. Contains v...I love looking at juvenile non-fiction. Contains valuable facts, in a compelling and succinct way. Plus, protip, if you're learning about countries? Frequently those juvenile non-fiction books about countries of the world will have a recipe or three in the back, depending on the series!<br /><br />Unfortunately, my library's circulation of JNF just shrinks and shrinks, and as a result, the collection has also been weeded, and weeded, and weeded again. We can't justify the real estate if the books are literally never touched.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.com