Recently, I had a girl ask me if we had any Spanish books in the library. We have one. I asked her if she had any suggestions. She couldn't give me any titles.
So I decided to head to the web and do a search. I am finding nothing. I am looking for contemporary teen titles. I know B&N has a few titles such as Harry Potter and Twilight but I need something else.
I feel like I am neglecting my Spanish speaking patrons.
Can anyone help me?
3 comments:
Depends on grade level, but the vast majority of current bestsellers are available in Spanish. Amazon has a Spanish language site that you don't really have to speak Spanish to use if you're looking for bestsellers.
• http://www.amazon.com/Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=301731
• http://www.mylibros.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=161
It's a good way to start. If you're looking for younger readers, there's an excellent series of bilingual fairy tales by Chronicle Books.
Or, if you work in a school library, see if your building or district has a Spanish teacher that could help you navigate the Spanish language pages on Amazon.
Just a few ideas. :)
Oops. Forgot my search trick:
I searched for the contemporary titles I wanted on Amazon, but I searched for "_____ in Spanish" and it was usually useful.
What age groups are you focusing on?
I work with high school students. :)
I did not know about the Spanish Amazon page. Thank you! I am going to check it out.
You have been very helpful!
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