It's noisy out there-more CYBILS books
I've been thinking a lot this week about how difficult it is to get noticed. In particular, I was thinking about the database I wrote- The Booksearch - that lets you search for books based on the skill you want to teach (I'm struggling with marketing it). But it actually must be exactly the same for authors. I've read some really great books this week that I think my kids will like a lot, but I never heard of them and I'm pretty sure unless someone with a very loud voice stands up to say "This is awesome, don't miss it", it's going to be relegated to a dusty corner of a shelf where in 10 years, someone's going to say "Why on EARTH did anyone buy this book?" (Which I know happens, because I've been doing THAT this week too.) So here goes... I'm adding my voice to the cacophony of noise already around you! The first one is "The Girl in the Torch" by Robert Sharenow. It's the story of Sarah, who lives in eastern ...