OMG I am in literal heaven right now reading your column about your love of YA novels. You were always an inveterate reader of the genre and your WONDERFUL mother getting me more and more books for the classroom whenever I asked her for some. I would intro a new book and put it on the shelf and during break you shot up and grabbed it for inspection. One time you asked me to get more "clique" books for the classroom library and I had to figure out just what that was!
YA novels are usually masterfully written (Judy Blume!), reflective, and raw! I believe they hold a place in readers' hearts more than any other book they have read. In parent/teacher conferences, I would say, "Get your kid your own fav books from when you were their age" and to watch the parents' face light up was so rewarding and telling!
OMG I am in literal heaven right now reading your column about your love of YA novels. You were always an inveterate reader of the genre and your WONDERFUL mother getting me more and more books for the classroom whenever I asked her for some. I would intro a new book and put it on the shelf and during break you shot up and grabbed it for inspection. One time you asked me to get more "clique" books for the classroom library and I had to figure out just what that was!
YA novels are usually masterfully written (Judy Blume!), reflective, and raw! I believe they hold a place in readers' hearts more than any other book they have read. In parent/teacher conferences, I would say, "Get your kid your own fav books from when you were their age" and to watch the parents' face light up was so rewarding and telling!