Childrens

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[close] Here's a place to discuss out-of-print, forgotten, obscure, and beloved juvenile literature which you would like to see republished or digitized. There are so many forgotten works of quality that are extremely hard to come by on the secondhand market, and which are not yet available as e-books. A Renaissance is Required! Girls Gone By Publishers is one such small-scale operation trying to resurrect rare titles for today's market. As far as I know, they only do hardcopy (paperback), and stick mostly to 'girl's school stories', with the odd 'girl's adventure' thrown in. It's but a drop in the bucket... but a welcome one. And their success should encourage others! But what of the Boy's School and Adventure stories? And digitized versions for ebooks? What of authors such as Nicholas Stuart Gray? Meta Mayne Reid? Steven Mogridge? Or even more recent authors, like Penelope Lively and Lucy M. Boston, who may be better known, but whose excellent books are already sliding into obscurity? There are so many excellent, imaginative, timeless classics that have fallen by the wayside. It's tragic. This is a group to try to share these titles with other readers, in the hopes that publishers will take note and will reprint them for another generation All books discussed here should have been written and originally published well prior to the year 2000 (and preferrably well before that - pre-1980s especially!). Anything published in the USA in 1922, or 1962 in the UK, or earlier may already have lapsed copyrights and be available on Project Gutenberg. If it isn't but should be, feel free to discuss that title here!

[close] You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they need to be "smart." We will be reading both traditional, and more modern classic novels. Please feel free to openly discuss any aspects of the books that we read in the forums, and remember that we're reading these books for FUN! So pour yourself a yummy beverage and let's discuss these books like we're sitting with a bunch of friends! We all vote on what book to read next and we read in a three month rotation (Pre-1910, 1910-1959, 1960-2004), so please visit our polls to help us select our next book https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/78394-classics-without-all-the-class?type=group (we pick a book two months ahead in case there is a monster read, people can get started on it early if they desire [Anna Karenina comes to mind....] Our Facebook can be found at the link below. https://www.facebook.com/ClassicsWithoutAllTheClass Our Twitter account is @CWATC_bookclub. If you would like to see what book we have already read, or what might be coming up or if you just need some ideas on what classics to read, visit our bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/78394-classics-without-all-the-class We don't have our podcast anymore, but if you want to go back and listen to our previous episodes, you can do so via itunes you can do so here: itpc://classicswithoutclass.libsyn.com/rss Old Blog http://cwatc-bookclub.blogspot.com/

[close] From picture-books to juvenile fiction, award-winners to overlooked gems, the world of children's literature provides an endless supply of fabulous books. This group was created to be a one-stop destination, for all readers interested in discussing that world, in whole or in part. All opinions are welcome, as long as they are respectfully expressed. Attention Authors: You may promote your own books in the Authors/Publishers/Promotional folder only. Promotional posts in other folders/threads will be deleted by the moderators.