Comments on: Non-Fiction Friday https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:56:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10771 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:23:07 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10771 Wonderful! I think fiction certainly has its place, but non-fiction gets a bit of a bad rap it doesn’t deserve. It’s wonderful that your sons enjoy reading nonfiction so much :) And so cool that you work at an indie bookstore! I do buy from amazon for the convenience, but whenever I have the time to go to a bookstore, I make sure it’s an indie one.

I’ve sent you a literally invite via e-mail :)

]]> By: Ann Walters https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10768 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 16:11:31 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10768 Love your blog! I’m a huge fan of nonfiction — for myself, my childen, and my customers. (I’m a bookseller at an independent bookstore.) As the mother of two grown sons, I’ve found that they have become avid readers — but they only read nonfiction. They (and one in particular) hated the fiction that was assigned in school. Teachers just don’t seem to “get it”.

If you have any invitations left for Literally, I’d be interested. I’m not a huge fan of Goodreads — for many reasons, one being that it is now owned by Amazon, which would love to put our little store out of business. :(

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10745 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 04:34:22 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10745 I love that the people running Literally seem to be actively looking for user feedback. I think it could very easily replace goodreads for me if they add some of the features that are in the works. I was homeschooled when I was younger and I think it was an important, formative part of my education, plus I love narrative non-fiction, so I think it’s wonderful that you’re homeschooling your daughter and looking for narrative non-fiction books to read with her! :)

]]> By: Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10732 Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:59:40 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10732 I’m so excited about Literally, too. It just keeps getting better and better!
I homeschool so, the non-fiction in the classroom/Common Core thing doesn’t apply to me, but I look for “living books” (to use a Charlotte Mason term) for non-fiction topics with my daughter (granted, she’s still really young!). I keep coming across more and more narrative non-fiction that brings history, science, etc. to life. I think it’s good to have a balance between fiction and non-fiction in our education. Like you, I don’t think I ever read a non-fiction title for an English class. :(

]]> By: Angel https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10714 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:56:37 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10714 Hi
I’m visiting from SITS. Very interesting blog you have. Great discussion.
Angel

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10709 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:24:03 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10709 That’s too bad! The description looked good, but I haven’t read it. I’ll be excited to read your review and hear more about what you thought :)

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10708 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:23:07 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10708 I love your idea of pairing books! I’ve always loved pairing books together, whether it’s fiction and nonfiction or a classic and a retelling. Plus it seems like the diversity would help more students find something to love. I’ve sent you a literally invite via e-mail :)

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10707 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:19:33 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10707 I’m liking it a lot so far! I’ve e-mailed you an invite code :)

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10706 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:12:15 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10706 Oh, I’m glad there has been some non-fiction added to the curriculum! I also think we still need some novels, but I don’t think I’ve ever read non-fiction for an English class and I think that’s a shame. I hope you have a nice weekend too :)

]]> By: Jillian @Addled by Books https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/14/non-fiction-friday-9/#comment-10705 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:18:42 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5461#comment-10705 I heard about the Literally App last week and was really interested! I’d take an invite if you still have one!

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