09-17-2010, 09:33 PM
I started reading the Dark Shadows books back in the 70s when I was in upper elementary school and from there moved on to the other paperback gothics the public library had. Took a breather in the early 80s, then found Rebecca, the Brontes, and Victoria Holt and plunged in again. Took a more extended breather and recently started re-reading gothics again. Thank goodness for used bookstores!
Are any of you familiar with the Accelerated Reader program many schools use? A teenager at the school I work at needed to find an Accelerated Reader book to get points for her English glass. She basically grabbed one off the shelf. It was a Victoria Holt - Mistres of Mellyn, I think. This girl wasn't a big reader, but Victoria caught her. She went through the rest of the Holts in the school library and then got the rest from the town library. The Accelerated Reader program is helping create some new gothic romance fans, so the genre might not remain dormant for much longer. Which I'm all for. I'd really like to see publishers offering new gothics.
Are any of you familiar with the Accelerated Reader program many schools use? A teenager at the school I work at needed to find an Accelerated Reader book to get points for her English glass. She basically grabbed one off the shelf. It was a Victoria Holt - Mistres of Mellyn, I think. This girl wasn't a big reader, but Victoria caught her. She went through the rest of the Holts in the school library and then got the rest from the town library. The Accelerated Reader program is helping create some new gothic romance fans, so the genre might not remain dormant for much longer. Which I'm all for. I'd really like to see publishers offering new gothics.