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| NPR's Annual Poll is up! [message #50360] |
Mon, 18 June 2012 14:16  |
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 Laura
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Has everyone seen NPR's call for nominations this morning? The list is for YA fiction this year. I nominated The Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown from Robin, along with some others. I'm debating doing a second post to include more of my favorites but I'm not sure if it's allowed.
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/18/154796035/the-best-young-adult -novels-you-tell-us
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| Re: NPR's Annual Poll is up! [message #51268 is a reply to message #50360 ] |
Wed, 08 August 2012 23:27  |
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L.R.K.
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I suppose that was to be expected, really, when one comes to think of it. That's why this kind of thing isn't such a reliable indicator of - well, more than what people at this moment are reading - but it can still be a fun exercise, if not taken too seriously. 
ETA - Suddenly struck me, that we're all felines here - one way or the other.
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Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: NPR's Annual Poll is up! [message #51365 is a reply to message #51353 ] |
Thu, 16 August 2012 12:11 |
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L.R.K.
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| Kristin wrote on Thu, 16 August 2012 00:40 |
Hey, I don't quite have a feline for this thread, but I imagine that my griffin comes fairly close.
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Griffins are indeed wonderful.
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I'm still shaking my head about some of the books that were included on this list. The decision to include books "that young adults have embraced" is ridiculous. While I would definitely classify the HARRY POTTER books as YA since Harry aged into his teens, the inclusion of THE DARK IS RISING is a middle grade series by just about any standard.
Kristin
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And on the other side of the spectrum - all the adult books; LOTR, Hitchhiker, Princess Bride... ? They are great, and I'm glad they're still popular, but not really YA, yes?
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: NPR's Annual Poll is up! [message #51415 is a reply to message #50360 ] |
Mon, 20 August 2012 21:51 |
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L.R.K.
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Well, when I was around 15 I read Thackeray's "Vanity Fair" - among other things - for the first time; does this then make it YA as well? I suppose one can discuss what makes a book Young Adult versus merely Adult. But still... I don't doubt that there are people who read "War and Peace" at an early age - I did not - but that doesn't make it YA, I think. Anyway, I don't think it matters terribly, it's just worth noting - I suppose there are people who consider YA an accolade, just as there are people who use the word as disparagement - "oh, it's too YA!" (this generally if a - modern - adult book doesn't contain enough "adult material") - for me, it's just a category. I personally don't care what age group a book is meant for - if I enjoy it, I will read it. Just as I read some adult books when I was younger, I not only still read YA - I read MG and children's, and whenever I feel like it, I'll even read a picture book or two - solely for my own reading pleasure. I read "Wind in the Willows" and "Mary Poppins" first as an adult - does that then make these adult novels? I think not. But, as I said, for me, it's just a category, and carries no extra meaning whatsoever.
In this case, however, I suppose, though, that including MG and adult novels on the list, actually pushes out more "legitimate" YA off the list. Personally, the list doesn't mean much to me, but I just thought it was worth mentioning/noting - that's all.
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: NPR's Annual Poll is up! [message #51432 is a reply to message #51415 ] |
Tue, 21 August 2012 09:22 |
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shalea
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| L.R.K. wrote on Mon, 20 August 2012 21:51 |
In this case, however, I suppose, though, that including MG and adult novels on the list, actually pushes out more "legitimate" YA off the list.
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I think that's a worthwhile concern. I guess the question is really what the intent of this list is -- is it intended to provide suggested reading? Or simply to honor books in a given genre? If suggested reading, I'd argue that the inclusion of appropriate-but-not-specifically-YA books (LotR, etc.) is entirely appropriate. If the intent is more about honoring YA genre books, then a more exclusionary definition would have been appropriate.
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