tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538201150899130130.post1643209887281104705..comments2024-03-27T06:25:16.096-07:00Comments on Tina Says...: Teen Books: The Ones That Make You CryTina's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313626164494986783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538201150899130130.post-69092646674758898812017-03-13T10:23:08.006-07:002017-03-13T10:23:08.006-07:00YA is usually all about that transition into adult...YA is usually all about that transition into adulthood and it's never depicted as an easy, walk in the park! I don't remember feeling all that tortured as a teen. My early childhood yes, but not as a teen. But being a life group leader for 8th grade girls I can tell you that a lot is not shared which means that they internalize it and it's not always a rosy outcome. <br /><br />I love YA if the writing is decent. I hate when the author writes down to a certain reading level just because it's YA. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538201150899130130.post-71920098759338841772017-03-13T10:16:58.484-07:002017-03-13T10:16:58.484-07:00I've read a Cath Crowley book before and like ...I've read a Cath Crowley book before and like her writing. I think I am starting to fatigue on sad, pathetic teens in books. I want happy, positive role models for my teen readers. But alas. "she was a model student, from a happy home, with great friends, excellent teachers, supportive relatives" doesn't sell books.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538201150899130130.post-44427345455667559732017-03-13T06:48:44.295-07:002017-03-13T06:48:44.295-07:00Oh, I definitely think that WORDS IN DEEP BLUE sou...Oh, I definitely think that WORDS IN DEEP BLUE sounds like one I'd like. Off to look for it.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com