This week I thought that doing three book talks would be easy. Boy was I wrong. I chose three books that I have read within the last year that I found enjoyable. However, I found that it was hard to decide what to say for these books and felt that my "talks" sounded to scripted. I had a hard time finding enough to say that would intrigue a patron to want to read it without giving away too much of the plot. I was actually looking forward to this assignment but found that it was way harder and a lot more stressful than I thought it would be. I wonder if it would be easier to do booktalks for children's books?
The thee books that I chose were:
Wicked Appetite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvkgheOFlsE&feature=youtu.be
Blood Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlzDv3z3ITA
Wicked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6g9D8bekWE
Hi Amanda - I would really like to watch your book talk for 'Wicked Appetite,' but it says that the video is set to private! =(
ReplyDeleteI will check on that...sorry!!
ReplyDeleteThey all are set to public now. Sorry for any inconvenience.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way you did - I also seem to have a hard time telling enough about the book to make it interesting, yet not giving away the ending! I don't think you gave too much away though - good job on your book talks!
ReplyDeleteI actually NEVER have any trouble talking ... lol! But, I actually asked about the 3-9 minutes for 3 books & was told the wording was a little confusing & if I felt comfortable with what I had turned it -- that would be ok. Thus, I incorporated all my books into 1 talk & did a "genre." This was an easy way to do it because I "tied" the books together with a theme - made it easier & alleviate spending TOO much time on 1 book. Of course, I'm a total goofball & my son also shared with his hundred of friends on Facebook because I had him post it to his You Tube account - gotta love teenagers! :)
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ReplyDeleteI would like to read Wicked and I wanted to see the musical. That book interested me the most of the ones you presented. You did a great job, even though the second one had some background noise. I am glad your children got to help you.
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