Wall Street Journal attacks young adult literature; book burnings to follow
Many love to talk about tolerance and discussion but someone writes an article they disagree with on a subject near and dear to their heart and they react as if...
Tag: young adult fiction
Wall Street Journal attacks young adult literature; book burnings to follow
Many love to talk about tolerance and discussion but someone writes an article they disagree with on a subject near and dear to their heart and they react as if...
Lucy and the Green Man by Linda Newbery
I saw Lucy and the Green Man at the public library while in the kids area with my, well, kids. I immediately thought of my wife as she loves gardening and the o...
Richard Peck on Okay For Now
I think this is one of those books where authorial skill and the power of the story overcome any weaknesses in plot. So yeah, Richard Peck agrees with me.
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Schmidt weaves in history and really seems to capture life in this time and place; and the way he allows you to see the world through the eyes of the lead chara...
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Just a wonderful story full of great characters, powerful emotions and quite a bit of wisdom. This is an example of what young adult writing can be - literature...