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Tag Archives: YA
Books for high school kids – building a classroom library
It took me way too long to discover the value of having a classroom library. I taught high school English for about ten years before it occurred to me to have one, and once I did, it made an immediate … Continue reading
Posted in books, teaching
Tagged Allie Condie, BER, classroom library, Janet Fox, Jay Asher, Libba Bray, MG, Scott Westerfeld, YA, YALSA
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Upmarket
I’m wondering how many of you out there (who are not of the writing/publishing world) have heard of the word “upmarket.” It’s one of a bazillion terms that can be used to categorize a book, but there is no section … Continue reading
The question of “too edgy” in YA
My latest YA manuscript contains sixteen uses of the “s” word in various forms, and one use of the “a” word. No “f”s, because that’s where I chose to draw the line with my character. It also has a scene … Continue reading
“New Adult”
I first came across the term “New Adult” last year while writing a paper for graduate school. My understanding is that it was coined in November of 2009 when St. Martin’s press held a contest looking for stories that would … Continue reading
What I learned from The Boy From Ilysies
This is the second book in the Libyrinth trilogy by Pearl North, and I think the cover blurb from Realms of Fantasy is accurate: “Philosophical, powerful, captivating, and populated by memorable characters.” Because of my own writing interests, it is … Continue reading
Posted in books, writing
Tagged inspiration, Libyrinth, Pearl North, The Boy From Ilysies, What I learned from . . ., YA
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