tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post3632860383163506824..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: Musing Monday..Let Me Grab My Rose Colored Glassescaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-20909540155848748052011-03-04T16:46:06.354-05:002011-03-04T16:46:06.354-05:00I don't read much YA. To be honest, most of it...I don't read much YA. To be honest, most of it deals with heavier topics than I like read about, especially the ones that get raves.<br /><br />That being said, my daughter's 11, she doesn't read YA yet, but my stance has always been and will be that she can read whatever books she wants, she can even grab anything off my bookshelf that she wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-12177354250934543472011-03-01T22:34:06.048-05:002011-03-01T22:34:06.048-05:00I whole heartedly agree with you on this. It'...I whole heartedly agree with you on this. It's so discouraging to see what kids are fed these days, even in school. I'm a realist, I know it's out there in the real world, but can't we preserve our kids' innocence for just a little while longer? And for those that are confronted with some of the issues, perhaps they'd like to read for the one of the reasons I do. To escape!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147413132595250490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-30073912219662968162011-03-01T20:17:02.799-05:002011-03-01T20:17:02.799-05:00I too was unaware of this whole YA thing until I s...I too was unaware of this whole YA thing until I started blogging. I've dabbled in it but tend to more disappinted than excited. I'm also somewhat confused over the label as it does seem very fluid (as you said). The fact that "The Book Thief" and "The Hunger Games" are both considered YA just boggles my mind. Let's just call them both fiction.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-64770518464357199052011-03-01T05:05:45.829-05:002011-03-01T05:05:45.829-05:00I have to agree parents would agree with you, but ...I have to agree parents would agree with you, but I think most kids would be looking for the more edgy stuff...which is, I assume, what these authors know.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-46058433457478055952011-02-28T21:55:16.056-05:002011-02-28T21:55:16.056-05:00It's true a lot of YA consists of bad "is...It's true a lot of YA consists of bad "issues" but I'm guessing it's because, since schools already seem to have taken on potty training and sex ed, they might as well continue on with the facts of life. By the way, the book I reviewed today which is a new 2010 YA book is like an Anne of Green Gables book, and that is precisely why I loved it! Those books really ARE uplifting and wonderful. Personally, I like the YA books full of the negative stuff for me as an adult, because they pack an emotional impact, but if I were buying books for my kid, I'd probably go the Anne of GG route!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-4073307109106693072011-02-28T21:33:18.563-05:002011-02-28T21:33:18.563-05:00I don't read a lot of YA, but I do enjoy some ...I don't read a lot of YA, but I do enjoy some of it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com