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Re: Reading Real: Realism in YA Lit
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From: maggie_bo_at_comcast.net
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:07:55 +0000 (UTC)
One major change I've noticed between the realistic books of today and those from the early days of young adult literature is the focus on collaboration rather than on total self-reliance. Isolation, alienation, and ultimately having only one's self to depend on was a theme in many books of the 1970s and 1980s, such as those by Robert Cormier. Today, however, even in books that include issues such as depression, bullying, suicide, abuse, etc., I see a lot of emphasis on the interconnectedness between people. Usually this is a good thing, although not always (for instance, when it impinges on one's privacy). I suspect a lot of this may have to do with the internet in general and social networks in particular. Can't wait for the discussion about Charm and Strange!
Maggie Bokelman Eagle View Middle School Mechanicsburg, PA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Megan Schliesman" <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
What are your thoughts about realism in young adult publishing--now and in the past?
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Received on Tue 08 Jul 2014 11:08:19 AM CDT
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:07:55 +0000 (UTC)
One major change I've noticed between the realistic books of today and those from the early days of young adult literature is the focus on collaboration rather than on total self-reliance. Isolation, alienation, and ultimately having only one's self to depend on was a theme in many books of the 1970s and 1980s, such as those by Robert Cormier. Today, however, even in books that include issues such as depression, bullying, suicide, abuse, etc., I see a lot of emphasis on the interconnectedness between people. Usually this is a good thing, although not always (for instance, when it impinges on one's privacy). I suspect a lot of this may have to do with the internet in general and social networks in particular. Can't wait for the discussion about Charm and Strange!
Maggie Bokelman Eagle View Middle School Mechanicsburg, PA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Megan Schliesman" <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
What are your thoughts about realism in young adult publishing--now and in the past?
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