I’m annoyed, AND I’m in the midst of reading it. I can’t get through it but will have to. I really dislike it for a variety of reasons. @gwayvt was tweeting his experience a few days ago. Halfway through he seemed dubious about it.
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Why is it a teen book? O didn’t work and the premise sounds weak here.
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It’s middle school! They are 12. Ridiculous. I find their thoughts and reactions inauthentic and side eye their sexualization. Granted, I had a sheltered upbringing, so perhaps that is affecting what I perceive as inauthenticity. And the way race is handled...oof.
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OMG, not middle school. That seems really problematic in so many ways. Is this a Hogarth Shax title?
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Yes, it is. I’m puzzled by the author choice, along with other decisions regarding New Boy.
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Oy vey. One thing Learn from Twitter is it there are almost no POC writers of young adult fiction
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Curious as to what makes a book YA: intended audience, setting/plot/character ages, all of the above? Have to do some research. Taught Shylock Is My Name.
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tardy to the party because I think you got some specific recs, but there are a number of YA writers and scholars on twitter who talk about these issues. Altho romance has different contours, wondering if
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Vastauksena käyttäjille @ProfKFH, @vicorredera ja
Later to the party than
@ProfKFH. YA audience is 18-20 range, even tho setting/characters are often HS (Hate U Give). Going to put this thread out there. Don't think these bks target audience is POC YA TBH1 vastaus 0 uudelleentwiittausta 4 tykkäystä -
Vastauksena käyttäjille @Elysabethgrace, @vicorredera ja
i get that. However, all the more reason to pick a POC author for the O rewrite
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Yes! Why they didn’t is baffling.pic.twitter.com/bBY2FOgIOZ
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