Should a Book Stay ‘Of the Era’, or Should it Get an Update?
There’s an interesting article up at the New York Times right now about updating older books to fit modern times.
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This has famously been the case with Judy Blume for a while. Some argue it gives the updated books new life, but to some it’s become a negative distraction.
What do you think?
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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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I HATE this. Books are supposed to teach us about the time they were written and/or set. How else will girls appreciate sticky sanitary pads?
Do we update Jane Austen so the Bennett sisters arrive to balls via car rather than horse-drawn carriage?!?