[ISLMA-Share] Crazy Question

Fri Nov 10 11:58:48 CST 2017

Mine was a first grade boy who loved WWI who also had a minor speech
impediment.

Boy: Do you have a book about *something unintelligible*?
Me: Um, could you try again?
Boy: Do you have a book about *something unintelligible*?
Boy's friend: He said *something that was NOT what the boy said*

A few more attempts.

Finally I am able to make out the words WWI Flying Ace.

Me: *typing into google* WWI Flying Ace
*turning the computer toward the student*
Boy: That's him! *pointing toward the picture at the top of the Wikipedia
article*
Me: So you want a book about Manfred von Richthofen?
Boy: Yes, *something unintelligible AKA Manfred von Richthofen*

Unfortunately, we didn't have any books in our 1st-3rd grade library (or in
the whole school district for that matter) about good old Manfred von
Richthofen.

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Not exactly readers' advisory, but one year about halfway through the
> spring semester, a high school girl was sent to the library to complete a
> Spanish test, and she was as mad and frustrated as I've ever seen any
> student.
>
> I asked her "what's up? and she said (with attitude) "I don't know *why*
> Mrs. Smith is making me take this test! I don't even *speak* the
> language!!"
>
>
> *Pamela Huff*
> Teacher/Librarian
> Learning Center Director
> *Johnsburg High School*
> 2002 W. Ringwood Road
> Johnsburg IL 60051
> *815-385-9233 <(815)%20385-9233>*
>
> phuff at johnsburg12.org
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> This isn't really a question, but it is one of my all time favorite
>> student statements:
>>
>> A day after borrow *Pride and Prejudice*, an 8th grade girl returned the
>> book and said, "I can't read this, it's in English!"
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 7:13 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Me to the Students: “Who can give me a description of an Historical
>>> Fiction Book?”
>>>
>>> Student: “It’s a Book that is really, really, really funny?”
>>>
>>> Me: “No, that would be “hysterical” fiction…”  J
>>>
>>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info [mailto:
>>> islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info] *On Behalf Of *Email list for
>>> the Illinois School Library Media Association
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 09, 2017 8:12 PM
>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Crazy Question
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "I want that book where somebody doesn't like somebody"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you remember anything else?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "You read it to us"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Processing, scanning my brain--aha!--is it this one? Ballet Cat: The
>>> totally secret secret
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Yes!!"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 6:47 PM Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>  "I want the book my sister checked last week"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That one takes many questions and guesses until we find the answer.
>>> Another one that I get like it is
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "I want the book you talked about that has a red cover on it"
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:30 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] Crazy Question
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1st-grade student: "I want to read a nonfiction book about the tooth
>>> fairy."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> me: (Show her some picture books)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> student: "No, I want the true facts and real pictures of the tooth
>>> fairy!"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> me: "Hmmm..I think those are all checked out right now."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lol!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What was your craziest, most random or hardest Reader's Advisory
>>> question? And the answer if you found it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You know like the question: "I read a book with a blue cover that I
>>> liked, but I can't remember the title."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm collecting for a class.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gretchen Zaitzeff
>>> Librarian
>>> University High School
>>> Normal, IL
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>> Lincoln M
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