About the book: Humans of New York (HONY) is a 2015 quick picks for reluctant young adult readers. The book is a combination of pictures taken by photographer Brandon Stanton in New York. He set out on his journey of becoming a photographer in 2010. He wanted to take pictures of interesting things in cities. He published his pictures on Facebook and Tumblr. Soon he started interviewing his subjects and posting a blurb with the picture to tell their story. He does not post lots of words, sometimes quotes, sometimes just a few words and other times a brief story. The book HONY is a collection of 3 years of work, walking the streets of New York, taking portraits of people and finding out their story.
Readers Response: I can see how this book was on the 2015 Quick Picks list for Reluctant Readers. The book uses interesting photographs to tell short snap shots into people's lives. The book provides characteristics that YA readers enjoy - it is nonfiction, provides humor and it has an interesting cover. Also allowing for enjoyment with out the pressure of reading a long book. A reluctant reader can pick up the book and read a few pages even though it is several hundred pages long. Having the ability to come back to it another time and read some more with out being confused or lost in the story.
Learn more about Brandon Stanton's photos of people in different places at the HONY website:
http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
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