Spoiler: no. I’m a little late to the game on this, but I still wanted to chime in. Because why have a blog if not to post your opinions even if no one else cares about them? It seems like every few months or so, some adult has written a big story discovering YA lit… Continue reading Is YA Lit Too Dark?
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Colorful Characters: YA Lit and Diversity
Previously, I posted about my difficulty in creating questions for my book discussion group project. But I finally came up with some, hooray! You can view the finished project here (including book summaries and all the discussion questions I slaved over.) I spent a lot of time thinking about how to talk about race and… Continue reading Colorful Characters: YA Lit and Diversity
Book Club
First, a follow-up on prom. It turns out that Laurie Halse Anderson wrote a book about prom. It’s cunningly entitled Prom. I’m definitely adding it to my to-read list, since if anybody can write a somewhat-normal book about prom, it’s probably her. David Levithan and Daniel Ehrenhaft have also edited a YA anthology called 21… Continue reading Book Club