tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post3636643562014759556..comments2023-10-22T05:12:28.626-07:00Comments on Apprentice Writer: YA: How Young is Too Young?M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-31965440928440190212011-03-04T21:15:32.067-08:002011-03-04T21:15:32.067-08:00Hi! That is what I meant and something I worry abo...Hi! That is what I meant and something I worry about far more than actions that might happen to one character. <br /><br />Speaking of reading with your kids... do you know this blog?<br /><br />http://bookiewoogie.blogspot.com/Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-42623038655363173542011-03-02T19:04:25.025-08:002011-03-02T19:04:25.025-08:00@Rachel - Loved 'What Angels Fear', was so...@Rachel - Loved 'What Angels Fear', was so-so about Book 4, let's see what you think about CS Harris. But I'm even more curious to hear what you think of the Spellmans who are ultra unique, you love them or you really, really don't.<br /><br />Thoughtful extension of the YA risk debate. I hadn't really thought to be concerned about possible sexism/racism/etc. (which is, I think, maybe what you're talking about) as a more widespread issue rather than things that happen to a single character only. More aspects to be vigilant about!<br /><br />@Sherry - do you give your son suggestions of what to read? My boy has recently unfolded enough for me to be able to do that, and he even asked me to friend him on Goodreads where he writes occasional reviews (after I remind him to do so)M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-71794969869462602892011-03-02T11:34:13.225-08:002011-03-02T11:34:13.225-08:00Scary isn't it... my oldest son has read book ...Scary isn't it... my oldest son has read book after book most of which he gets at our local school library. He finished every book his teacher Mr T has in his class library already. I can't keep up with his reading.Sherry Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320106277509509294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-10695525962231961922011-03-01T21:34:07.416-08:002011-03-01T21:34:07.416-08:00Hiya! Before I forget, just got What Angels Fear (...Hiya! Before I forget, just got What Angels Fear (Spellman Files was checked out) and I'm so looking forward to it. Thanks for the recommendation; it sounds awesome!<br /><br />I have also heard the age of protag definition for YA and also feel it's pretty ludicrous. However, I would say that the very nature of the age group makes it hard to determine what is YA. Interest and maturity vary so widely in the age range that what is right for one YA reader will not be right for another. I very much adhere to your school of thought: I won't recommend stuff that seems too mature to me but I also won't prevent readers if they pick a book on their own. Usually a reader will do a pretty good job of finding where s/he belongs.<br /><br />I am not a parent but speaking as a lifelong reader who was quite an advanced reader at a young age, I read tons of stuff that was way too mature for me and I carry no scars, lasting or otherwise, from the experiences. :)<br /><br />On a related note, one thing that does bother me about YA, or really any books that young people are reading, is that as we are forming opinions and being inundated by the terrible and stereotypical images of our media, young readers often don't recognize when a book is undermining a person or a group's dignity (in this case as part of the book's framework not as a story-telling device). This is where I feel it's so important for an adult reader to know what a young reader is reading so that these negative aspects of our socialization can be pointed out. This, of course, is impossible to do fully as an adult but hopefully the conversations and decisions an adult makes in a young person's life will serve as a counterpoint to some of the negative frameworks to be found in fiction.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.com