Teri KanefieldJan 23, 2024

This time I really did finish my Bill of Rights book. It is in the hands of my editor, who is now reading it.

I am anticipating a grade of A 😂

(Occasionally I say, "I'm not writing any more books" and my friends laugh.) But my books end up in classrooms and school libraries, and that makes me happy.

Meanwhile, JJ would like the entire neighborhood to know that there is a skateboarder on the loose.

Show threadNotMaddie!Jan 23, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield
We have some of your books in our library! Any discussion of writing hi-lo history? We have a lot of middle schoolers reading at a 1st-3rd grade level.
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@madrobin

Interesting. If a middle school reader is reading at a first grade level, the books written for first graders will be an insult because they are not aimed at readers with their maturity or experience.

I guess that would involve taking my books and adapting them for 8th graders with low reading ability. Right?

Jan 23, 2024 at 7:57pmWeb
Show threadNotMaddie!Jan 23, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield
Exactly! They have to look like regular books on the outside but the writing is at a very low level.
Show threadTeri KanefieldJan 23, 2024
@madrobin Maybe I should talk to my publisher about offering my books in that format.
Show threadNotMaddie!Jan 24, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield Schools are desperate for reading materials for these low readers. It’s really been exacerbated by the pandemic. There are a lot of fiction options (Saddleback publishes these) but few non-fiction.
Show threadTeri KanefieldJan 24, 2024

@madrobin

I am going to talk to my publisher about converting the Making of America series. So it's called "hi lo"?

I have a few scheduled projects with that publisher, so it would not be soon, but I think the idea is interesting. Hamilton is the first book in the series, and because of the musical it can be easy to get young people started with that one.

Show threadNotMaddie!Jan 24, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield Yes it’s called hi-lo. Excited to see what comes about!