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From: Beth Wright Redford <bethreader_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:40:19 -0700 (PDT)
In response to Lynn Rutan's comments about dystopian fiction being too depressing for some teens: Neal Shusterman's Unwind, which has a dystopian setting, won the 2010 teen choice award in Vermont, and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games has been a runaway bestseller. I think many young readers do enjoy dystopian settings, as long as the young people in the stories prevail against the hardships of their worlds. This would also explain the popularity of Haddix's Among the Hidden and Jeanne DuPrau's City of Ember and their sequels. What do you think?
Beth Wright Redford Library Media Specialist Richmond Elementary School Richmond, Vermont
ps - hi Lynn, this is Beth from BBYA 2006 - new name, new job
Received on Thu 05 Aug 2010 07:40:19 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:40:19 -0700 (PDT)
In response to Lynn Rutan's comments about dystopian fiction being too depressing for some teens: Neal Shusterman's Unwind, which has a dystopian setting, won the 2010 teen choice award in Vermont, and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games has been a runaway bestseller. I think many young readers do enjoy dystopian settings, as long as the young people in the stories prevail against the hardships of their worlds. This would also explain the popularity of Haddix's Among the Hidden and Jeanne DuPrau's City of Ember and their sequels. What do you think?
Beth Wright Redford Library Media Specialist Richmond Elementary School Richmond, Vermont
ps - hi Lynn, this is Beth from BBYA 2006 - new name, new job
Received on Thu 05 Aug 2010 07:40:19 AM CDT
