tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post3778385006775282871..comments2023-09-13T08:22:03.187-07:00Comments on Undusty New Books: #yasaves--It Scores!Hallie Tibbettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00981681314071163287noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-89594961727090213392011-07-06T19:09:09.497-07:002011-07-06T19:09:09.497-07:00Oh, maybe that's what mine has too--it does se...Oh, maybe that's what mine has too--it does seem (mostly) cover-oriented.<br /><br />I get that bad language thing, but I also don't. The funny thing is that parents who are most concerned often have children who are most familiar with it...Hallie Tibbettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981681314071163287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-26263415370616011862011-06-07T17:36:14.807-07:002011-06-07T17:36:14.807-07:00My B&N has done the same separation thing exce...My B&N has done the same separation thing except they have three categories: YA Fantasy/Adventure, YA Paranormal, and YA Everything else. Things are separated terribly. I think it has more to do with what's on the cover than what's in the book.<br /><br />The outrage over 'bad language' always gets to me the most. I'm sorry, but parents of the world, your 12-18 year old has used bad language when you're not around (perhaps frequently), it's not because of the evil YA books. They will grow out of it eventually (probably).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-76025766579054632092011-06-07T17:28:12.018-07:002011-06-07T17:28:12.018-07:00@ Simon: You know, I didn't even see that befo...@ Simon: You know, I didn't even see that before--I'm so used to focusing on non-ad text! I like it. Thanks for pointing it out. <br /><br />@ Mezzowriter: Ah, I see that you know what I'm talking about. :)<br /><br />@ LinWash: Oh, that's fascinating; I have no idea why I hadn't heard of INEXCUSABLE (and maybe I did, but the title didn't stick), but I'll have to look for it.Hallie Tibbettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981681314071163287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-29393034851084134442011-06-07T09:54:53.872-07:002011-06-07T09:54:53.872-07:00If I could buy 100 copies of Chris Lynch's Ine...If I could buy 100 copies of Chris Lynch's Inexcusable and give out to teens I would. I was blown away by the book and the author's excellent treatment of the subject of date rape. I'm appalled that the article seemed to boil the book down only to its inclusion of expletives.LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-54052836705901855892011-06-07T02:39:27.755-07:002011-06-07T02:39:27.755-07:00Oh, yes. Which reminds me...I have a brand-spanki...Oh, yes. Which reminds me...I have a brand-spanking-new copy of Scars that I'd forgotten about...which I'm now curiously driven to go read. :)Mezzowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030009409758902493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-23141808082088293322011-06-07T02:35:17.357-07:002011-06-07T02:35:17.357-07:00"Just remember this: being a parent does not ..."Just remember this: being a parent does not automatically qualify you to parent every child, nor does it give you the right to parent every child."<br />*worships you* <br />As an aspiring writer, I can at least say this: I WISH my writing had the power some of these lurid, dark, scandalous writers have. <br />And I'm glad I wasn't the only 12-yr-old reading V.C. Andrews. That trash was the guiltiest pleasure of my adolescence.Mezzowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030009409758902493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994281490981471477.post-91944648139616929312011-06-07T00:18:19.301-07:002011-06-07T00:18:19.301-07:00On reading the article I got sidetracked looking a...On reading the article I got sidetracked looking at the artwork by Raul Allen, who has provided the artwork of the young adult reading that accompanies the article. I expect that this was a better use of my time than reading the article!Simonhttp://owls-count.netnoreply@blogger.com