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When Frederick starts 8th grade in a new state, he falls in with a group of Latinas who call themselves Las Sexy Seis. His new best friend, Xio, has the hots for him, but he only feels tingly when he hangs out with his new soccer buddy Victor. Could that … Continue reading
In this month’s School Library Journal, “media theorist” Douglas Rushkoff’s article “We Interrupt This Program” begins: The kids I celebrated in my early books as “digital natives,” capable of seeing through all efforts of big media and marketing, have actually proven less able to discern the integrity of the sources … Continue reading
The lives of two guys named Will Grayson intersect as they look for love, friendship, and fabulousity in the greater Chicago area. The alternating chapters were so in the style of the two authors that I didn’t even have to check who had written which. Green’s Will is wordy, self-consciously … Continue reading
Recently Bitch Magazine posted a list of 100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader that started a whole heap of controversy when they then turned around and removed a few books out of fear that they would be “triggers” for some readers. Other authors asked that their books be … Continue reading
Wow. I’ve had such a ridiculous week that I missed my own anniversary! I’ve owned this domain for 12 years, as of Valentine’s Day. My blog is in 7th grade, which means I should be, like, unfriending Wandering Librarians and writing nasty comments about them to Pink Me. Good lord, … Continue reading
Thanks to an actors’ strike, Disney World is desperate enough to hire a bunch of teenagers on an open casting call. For a summer, until the strike is settled, the park becomes an awkward summer camp for people who get paid to dress up as Goofy and Cinderella — and, … Continue reading
A lovely column about writing for children, by author Charles London (who also happens to be a friend of a friend). But those of us who write for children do indeed have added constraints, which Amis dismisses, and which are, I think, the greatest strength of young people’s literature. Amis … Continue reading
I apologize for being slow on the posting; it’s been a rough week. But yay! Cybils winners! The fabulous YA Fantasy & Science Fiction panel chose… Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry, the most deliciously brainy* zombie book you ever thought you didn’t want to read because you’re not into … Continue reading
A colleague sent me this article from Rethinking Schools: “Save the Muslim girl!”, about the presentation of Afghan and Pakistani girls in modern YA lit. The most popular and critically acclaimed include Deborah Ellis’ Breadwinner trilogy and Suzanne Fisher Staples’ Under the Persimmon Tree, both written by white women and … Continue reading
