tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post7923924475809914063..comments2023-10-31T05:08:39.383-04:00Comments on Yapping About YA: Edgy Fiction and the Reluctant ReaderYapping About YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249807348733979046noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-31743489720988081192008-01-22T12:18:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:18:00.000-05:00Great post, very thought-provoking. I'm working o...Great post, very thought-provoking. I'm working on a few YA stories now, and am always on the lookout for opinions on what makes a book stand out from the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-82338443650258148242008-01-21T21:35:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:35:00.000-05:00This was a really fantastic post, bethany. I nodd...This was a really fantastic post, bethany. I nodded my head through it. Well done! Everyone with pre-conceived ideas of what edgy does/doesn't offer a reader, let alone a reluctant one, should read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-57836443430952603222008-01-21T20:06:00.000-05:002008-01-21T20:06:00.000-05:00Bethany, that was superb.I know from trying to get...Bethany, that was superb.<BR/><BR/>I know from trying to get my little brother to read (he's ten, so a bit young for YA but we're getting there) that if I can't tell him in one sentence why he should read this book, he's not going to read it. He likes books about boys like him doing things he would love to do--mostly things he's already doing. Realism is important with kids, no matter the setting.<BR/><BR/>Again, fantastic!Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850682345777206863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-56323593020688106802008-01-21T12:29:00.000-05:002008-01-21T12:29:00.000-05:00Fantastic, Bethany. And I almost used that banned ...Fantastic, Bethany. <BR/><BR/>And I almost used that banned book picture in my post. :)hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-21019043272654339402008-01-21T10:52:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:52:00.000-05:00Um, I think I maybe mispelled empathise. Twice. At...Um, I think I maybe mispelled empathise. Twice. At least I'm consistent.bethany griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837470719905329431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-22574532307474178412008-01-21T10:35:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:35:00.000-05:00I wish I could add something, but I think you've s...I wish I could add something, but I think you've said it all. Well done!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387112387407706235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-50439010625253377312008-01-21T10:21:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:21:00.000-05:00Excellent post, Bethany! Really, I think you captu...Excellent post, Bethany! Really, I think you captured a very, very important reason why contemporary YA, and edgy YA, is very necessary these days. Hopefully people will read this and understand that being "edgy" in a book isn't about being cool, or different, or even controversial, but about being real and truthful about the characters and the topic at hand.Andrew Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661403872511363708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514182676527520719.post-82320282584516922822008-01-21T10:13:00.000-05:002008-01-21T10:13:00.000-05:00Bravo! As a former teacher, I understand and agree...Bravo! As a former teacher, I understand and agree with all that you've said here. Thank you for saying it so beautifully.Suzanne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513999796820177367noreply@blogger.com