Beyond Harry Potter

We are only interested in novels for children and adolescents, not for adults. Please DO NOT consider the latter in answering the following questions.

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How many children and young adults' novels do you read per month?

One Up to five Up to ten More than ten


Which genres do you prefer? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Fantasy novels Historical novels Adventure novels Girls' novels Science Fiction novels Sports novels

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Which of the following books do you know? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Adventures with Jeremy James (Jeremy James oder Kann ein Goldfisch fliegen?) The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (Der goldene Kompass) A Whole Week of Saturdays (Eine Woche voller Samstage) Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators (Die drei ???) Tripods (Die dreibeinigen Herrscher) Danny the Champion of the World (Danny oder Die Fasanenjagd) The Neverending Story (Die unendliche Geschichte) Fall-out (Die Wolke) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen) The Princess' Diaries (Plötzlich Prinzessin)


Which of the following authors do you know as authors of children and young adults' novels? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Enid Blyton Andreas Eschbach Cornelia Funke Neil Gaiman Wolfgang Hohlbein Madeleine L'Engle C.S. Lewis Kai Meyer Christine Nöstlinger Rosemary Sutcliff


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Do you prefer to read children and young adults' novels with girls or boys as protagonists?

Boys Girls Doesn't matter


Does violence in children and young adults' novels upset you?

Yes No Don't know


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Which five children and young adults' novels did you read last?




Which children and young adults' novel are you reading at the moment?




What is your favourite children and young adults' novel?




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Who is your favourite author of children and young adults' novels?




Which are the criteria for you to choose a children and young adults' novel? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Author Titel Genre Cover Blurb
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Which are the criteria for you to choose a children and young adults' novel? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Protagonists are children or adolescents Simple vocabulary and sentence structure Simplification of the content/topic Colourful cover Can be found in the children and young adults' section Fantastic topic Topics that are of interest to children and/or young adults
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Do you think that the age recommendations in bookstores (e.g. 8 to 10 years) are always reasonable?

Yes Mostly Rarely No


Where do you hear about children and young adults' literature? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Advertising Suggestions by parents and relatives Suggestions by friends Suggestions by teachers Browsing through bookstores and/or libraries
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Where do you get children and young adults' novels from? (You can choose more than one possibility.)

Buying Present Borrowing (from friends, parents or libraries)
Others


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Why do you read children and young adults' novels?




Would you like to tell us anything else?




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