tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post2818254388301739463..comments2024-03-26T05:16:51.801-04:00Comments on Girls Just Reading: Random Musings: The Wall Street Journal Takes On the YA GenreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00850572015439464123noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-36590631518796918292011-06-10T16:29:06.606-04:002011-06-10T16:29:06.606-04:00I agree, very well said. Taste is unique to every...I agree, very well said. Taste is unique to everyone but because one person finds something offensive doesn't mean another will - and simply because a person doesn't find that thing offensive doesn't mean they have poor taste. Some of the books the journalist lambasted (Hunger Games and Diary of a Part Time Indian) were ones that I absolutely loved and look forward to reading with my teens in order to discuss the important social and political issues these books touch on. I also believe it is naive to think that dark issues are unique to this generation of youth.DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044879989440911008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-26119009471377412522011-06-09T13:10:37.581-04:002011-06-09T13:10:37.581-04:00So well said Jenn, I can't add anything else, ...So well said Jenn, I can't add anything else, but I can sing your praises for saying it so well!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-61954978006697913612011-06-08T11:39:00.555-04:002011-06-08T11:39:00.555-04:00I always read the books my kids were reading. It&#...I always read the books my kids were reading. It's important to know what they're experiencing in their books as well as everywhere else in their lives. <br /><br />As a parent you're there to guide them until they have the experience to do the job themselves.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-62330022034075732612011-06-06T22:27:17.285-04:002011-06-06T22:27:17.285-04:00Here's the thing..anyone who knows me via this...Here's the thing..anyone who knows me via this blog or personally knows that I don't really read YA. Now that's really because I read a lot when I was younger and have now experienced life and don't want to read about teen angst. You know, been there done that. <br /><br />But for someone to write that article means they don't understand the genre. I would have told that mom to pick up a book that she loved as a kid and give to her daughter. I mean surely there was something?! <br /><br />All this being said, when my daughter is old enough for YA books; I will probably read them (aka skim them) before I let her pick them up.<br /><br />I read V.C. Andrews in 7th grade. My mother was HORRIFIED by them, so I hide them from her. Maybe if she had an understanding what they were really about (not incest) she might have been ok.<br /><br />I think it up to the parents to monitor what their kids are reading and to let them read what is appropriate for their emotional development, not just by age.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805703235065408842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-80048681303810683002011-06-06T17:47:46.774-04:002011-06-06T17:47:46.774-04:00Very well said - and I am glad you did decide to s...Very well said - and I am glad you did decide to say something. There are obviously quite a few opinions about this and we are all addressing it as pertains to our own beliefs about the importance and benefits of reading. <br /><br />I think this:<br />"We read to understand the world around us, and last time I checked, it wasn't all unicorns, rainbows, and happy endings" - says it all. <br /><br />Thanks for linking to me as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-64460593075030398382011-06-06T17:21:27.197-04:002011-06-06T17:21:27.197-04:00I've been reading YA for years, and I haven...I've been reading YA for years, and I haven't felt the urge to copy anything from them nor have they made me depressed. If anything, they highlight important issues and can teach us a few valuable things in life.<br /><br />As for the vampires etc, well thats just good plain fantasy escapism. :-)Leanne :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12189942156342463693noreply@blogger.com