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From: Diversity in YA <diversityinya_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:37:20 -0800
In light of this week's discussion I thought I'd post a link to the interview Eric Gansworth did with Diversity in YA last July: http://www.diversityinya.com/2013/07/interview-with-eric-gansworth-if-i-ever-get-out-of-here/
He talks about why he set the book in the 1970s (an unusual choice for a YA novel), the music and his artwork in the book, and his advice for writers who wish to write about American Indians (I think that part is really interesting).
I really enjoyed IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE. I particularly enjoyed the friendship between the two boys, which is something I haven't seen a lot in YA, and I loved the historical and culturally specific details of Lewis's life. I even recognized some of my own experiences as an Asian American in Lewis's experiences -- differences between insider and outsider perspectives on a culture, for example. Because of its voice and the historical setting, this book felt very unique book to me, and I'm grateful that Cheryl Klein and Arthur A. Levine published it -- you really don't see many books like this in the mainstream YA market. I'm very glad to have had the chance to read Eric Gansworth's novel.
Malinda Lo
Co-Founder, Diversity in YA
www.diversityinya.com Diversity in YA - Puttin' a little diversity in ya since 2011.
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:37:20 -0800
In light of this week's discussion I thought I'd post a link to the interview Eric Gansworth did with Diversity in YA last July: http://www.diversityinya.com/2013/07/interview-with-eric-gansworth-if-i-ever-get-out-of-here/
He talks about why he set the book in the 1970s (an unusual choice for a YA novel), the music and his artwork in the book, and his advice for writers who wish to write about American Indians (I think that part is really interesting).
I really enjoyed IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE. I particularly enjoyed the friendship between the two boys, which is something I haven't seen a lot in YA, and I loved the historical and culturally specific details of Lewis's life. I even recognized some of my own experiences as an Asian American in Lewis's experiences -- differences between insider and outsider perspectives on a culture, for example. Because of its voice and the historical setting, this book felt very unique book to me, and I'm grateful that Cheryl Klein and Arthur A. Levine published it -- you really don't see many books like this in the mainstream YA market. I'm very glad to have had the chance to read Eric Gansworth's novel.
Malinda Lo
Co-Founder, Diversity in YA
www.diversityinya.com Diversity in YA - Puttin' a little diversity in ya since 2011.
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