Week 7: Assignment 2

The analysis of why young adult fiction has crossed over to an adult audience in the article, "Who is Buying Teen Books" was very enlightening. I agree that the uncomplicated writing, fast pace and compact plot of the teen novel are appealing aspects for all readers. Novels like Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers and The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson come to mind as strong teen books with adult themes and appeal.  Librarians should give themselves permission to recommend teen titles to adults more often without feeling that it is insulting or demeaning to the customer's sense of maturity to do so. It's okay. Go for it!  (I posted this comment of Kathryn S's blog - Bmore Bookish)

I was suprised to learn from the article, "YA Comes of Age," that there is a growing hard cover market because of the attractiveness and collectiblity of hard cover titles. Because I own a kindle, but still prefer to curl up with a real book from time to time, it's nice to know that in spite of the popularity of electronic books, a binded text with pages to be flipped through is still a prized possession. (Christina Miller and I both read this article so I posted this comment on her blog - Dances with Chickens)