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Colonel James Anderson, who Carnegie believes to be his childhood benefactor, established a public library in his hometown of Allegheny City. This library was the first opportunity for Carnegie to take advantage of free information, and he developed a vast interest for knowledge, checking out at least one book a week, and developing himself as a young boy. With Colonel Anderson’s generous contribution to his society molding Carnegie’s

According to the American Library Association (ALA), young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic, the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate for their age group, censoring children from difficult subject matter is not always the solution. There is always controversy when difficult issues arise in adolescent geared novels. Even though there are many concerns with Lois Lowry’s The Giver,

In her speech, and the article, titled “The Case for Good Taste in Children’s Books,” Meghan Cox Gurdon addresses the controversy on Young Adult Literature. Throughout her speech at Hillsdale College she labels this current category of fiction as gaudy, inappropriate, and sacrilegious. Gurdon’s claim on the content of YA, for Young Adult, books obtains effectiveness through her ability to incorporate real world examples, the claim made by the opposing view, and a moral push.

Anyone can write a book. But capturing the attention of young kids from 0-8 can prove challenging. However, some authors have written some books that are worthy of a Caldecott or Newbery Medal. Whether the book receives an award or medal the importance is a child opening up the book to discover laughter, fantasy, and truths.

In the past five years, children’s literature has had many common themes. Bullying has been a popular subject of interest at all levels of reading. This trend reflects a rising concern about cyberbullying and the sometimes dramatic effects it can have on a child’s life. Writers and parents are making an effort to show children that what they do to their peers has real consequences and to be mindful with their words and actions. Another popular subject is dystopian futures. This interest is in part due to the success of The Hunger Games trilogy, children have become interested in the future of their planet.

He donated over 2500 libraries worldwide, he helped establish the famous concert hall in New York, and he helped finance several colleges in the US. Can you guess who he is? Yes! Andrew Carnagie. Now how about this person: In the early 1900s, in order to maintain

After a four week survey of a multitude of children’s book authors and illustrators, and learning to analyze their works and the methods used to make them effective literary pieces for children, it is certainly appropriate to apply these new skills to evaluate a single author’s works. Specifically, this paper focuses on the life and works of Ezra Jack Keats, a writer and illustrator of books for children who single handedly expanded the point of view of the genre to include the experiences of multicultural children with his Caldecott Award winning book “Snowy Day.” The creation of Peter as a character is ground breaking in and of itself, but after reading the text the reader is driven to wonder why “Peter” was created. Was he a vehicle for

The Carnegie Endowment was established for International Peace. This endowment also funded the housing of the World Court, the Hague Palace of Peace. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commision and The Carnegie Hero Fund Trust were also established in recognition of heroic acts. They were established in 1904 and 1908 to help support the impacts heroes had made in peaceful walks of life in many different countries. The medal is given throughout the United States and Canada. Those who risk or attempt to save the lives of others are given the Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie created thousands of libraries, hundreds of trust funds, many foundations that helped people, and he even released books under his name (Andrew Carnegie. Bloomsbury). Of course he was well known for his vast wealth from his steel company, but he was also recognized for his philanthropy.

(Henle 1) His favorite type of donation was the construction of a new library. There are few things that can be a more positive influence than the construction of several hundred libraries. Andrew Carnegie was a man unlike any other. He work hard not to benefit himself and his family, he didn't strive to leave his kids the rich children in the world. He worked and climbed mountain with all of his might so that one day the world would be a better place because of his effort. Andrew Carnegie has made this world a much better place through his stand against harsh labor problem, his expansion and monopolization of the steel industry and his always generous Philanthropic work. Andrew Carnegie is with out a doubt the most influential person in the Twentieth

. Captivated by the trials of others’ encounters, the reader finds hope in his own life. For some, books are an escape. He is able to disappear into a new world, with different lives, and extreme or sometimes even similar situations. However, his real world problems are still ever-present. In Sherman Alexie’s article, “Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood,” he claims that many

Andrew Carnegie earned millions in America's steel industry and he made great contributions to social causes such as public libraries, education and international peace. He believed very strongly in the value of education. One of the first donations that he made was a very generous donation of $10 million to begin a pension for teachers, and $125 million more for the development of education. He also remembered that there was a very generous man who had allowed him to access his library as a child. So he pledged money to build a library to any town in the United States that would supply the land and was willing to upkeep the building. He founded an organization for scientific research and supplied the funds for the world court to be built in

Rebecca Stead is fame as an American writer of fiction for children and teens. The achievement of her novels is not doubtful. She was born on January 16, 1968 and raised in New York City. Vassar College was the institution where she acquired her bachelor’s degree in 1989. Moreover, she has started to write since she was a child but she altered her career to become a lawyer. However, Stead started to become of writing subsequent to the birth of her two children. Her inspiration of writing children’s novel was from her son and her collections of story stories on her laptop. One day, her 4-year-old son by chance pushed her laptop out off the dining-room table and destroyed her piece of writing. Stead was very angry with her son and she went to the bookstore to find books which can inspire her to write. From that moment, her motivation and loving in writing began to boost up, and her debut novel was First Light which won The New York Best Times. Due to her great spirit in writing, she won The American Newbery Medal in 2010, Winner of the Boston Globe –Horn Book Award for Fiction, IRA Children’s Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner and A National Parenting Publications Gold Award for her second novel, When You Reach Me, followed by achieving Guardian Prize in 2013 as the first winner for her third novel, Liar & Spy.

Reading literature from around the world is one of the most important things people can do in school and at home. It allows students to learn the truth about misconceptions they might have about other places. Many of these stories can also teach students many other important lessons. Alice Munro is an author who’s stories can do both of these things for students. Alice Munro should be included in the World Literature course. She should be included because her short story “Day of the Butterfly” teaches a lesson that every student should learn about, she won a Nobel Prize in Literature because of her short stories, and she based many of her stories on her own real life experiences.

As the era of literature slowly declines, the expert critiques and praise for literature are lost. Previously, novels were bursting at the seams with metaphors, symbolism, and themes. In current times, “novels” are simply short stories that have been elaborated on with basic plot elements that attempt to make the story more interesting. Instead of having expert critical analysis written about them, they will, most likely, never see that, as recent novels have nothing to analyze. Even books are beginning to collect dust, hidden away and forgotten, attributing to the rise of companies such as Spark Notes. An author deserves to have his work praised, no matter how meager and the masses should have the right to embrace it or to reject it. As