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Category Archives: YA corner
Children’s Lit Corner
Our library is installing new carpet. Because I am the Youth Services Librarian, this mean that I have spent the past several days moving all the children’s and young adult books (actually all the books in the library, but I … Continue reading
Back to Books!
Oh, summer’s over. Is it bad if I respond with a hallejuhah? As much as I love the summer season, it goes by in a blur. While many people have a chance to catch up on their to-read lists, it … Continue reading
YA Corner: A thank you to writers
Let me start with a disclaimer–I haven’t read a lot of YA this summer, Mormon or otherwise. I’m sad about that, but it couldn’t be avoided. Summer’s kind of a crazy time for me, and I haven’t had much time … Continue reading
Posted in YA corner
Tagged characterization, female characters, LDS YA authors, profanity, Sex in YA literature, YA genre
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YA Corner: Religion and YA Lit
One of my favorite reads in the two years is a gem called Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco Stork. It’s about a teenage boy who exhibits autism-spectrum traits. Marcelo’s father wants him to break out of the comfortable, … Continue reading
Unintended Consequence—Loss of the “Safe” Genre
Since YA is becoming increasingly less “safe,” what replaces it for those readers who consider aesthetic safety as their first filter for book selection? Continue reading
Summer Reading
I’m sure for you, that phrase has lovely connotations of lazy days under a shady tree, escaping into a world of fascinating characters living exciting lives. For me at this phase of my life, it means hundreds of kids at … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Mull, Dan Wells, Elana Johnson, Emily Wing Smith, Heather Dixon, Jeanne Birdsall, LDS YA authors, reading lists, YA genre
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YA Corner: Enduring to the End, book-style
I’ve been reading the Bronte sisters lately, rereading Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and tackling Villette, perhaps followed by the The Tenanant of Wildfell Hall. That means not a lot of time for other reading, but luckily I generally find the … Continue reading
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Tagged literary canon, literary classics, teaching YA literature, YA genre
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YA Corner: Something to read during Spring Break
Ah, Spring Break. I miss it. I really do. I no longer go to school, or teach, and therefore I get no scheduled week off. Sad, I know, but reality for most of us. Still, some of you (or more … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Stuff, YA corner
Tagged female characters, humor in literature, Janette Rallison, reading lists, YA genre
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YA Corner: Because Wrong is Interesting
Recently, one of our librarians recounted a conversation he had overheard in the teen stacks. A teenager and her mother were looking for books for the girl when they came across a popular vampire series. The young woman pleaded with … Continue reading
