From: Amanda Bosky <abosky_at_stolib.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:16:38 +0000

This brings to mind a recent article about the Slenderman stabbing in Waukesha, WI:


http://www.vice.com/read/what-wisconsins-teenage-girls-think-about-the-slenderman-stabbing-666


"I had a really rough time in middle school," [one girl] said finally. "It's when you're learning about all the stuff that's gonna happen to your body. And you're like, 'S**t. I dunno.' And then everyone keeps it to themselves because they don't want anyone to know that they're going through puberty-like, gross-so they keep it inside, which is unhealthy and enough to drive anyone crazy."


The article talks about the drive to present a normal, sane front while hiding the turmoil under the surface. Stories can provide such a sense of relief--"Somebody else thinks or thought the same way I do, strongly enough to write a book about it."

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From: Merri Lindgren <mlindgren_at_education.wisc.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 5:35 PM
To: ccbc-net
Subject: [ccbc-net] Reading Realism
I appreciate both Barbara and Meg's posts about teens readers wanting realistic fiction that is unvarnished and reflects their lives honestly.  It reminds me of the CCBC-Net conversation a few months ago about sex and sexuality in YA books and some of the refreshingly frank portrayals of that subject that we've seen in recent books of realistic fiction like The F-It List by Julie Halpern.  It also makes me think of a recurring topic of concern, usually heard among adults, that young adult fiction is too dark and depressing, especially when it comes to contemporary realism.
Where do those two avenues intersect, and what happens when they do?
Merri
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