tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post4641636640082092714..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: What is Y.A.?Helen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-52697750932288512462012-04-28T13:15:50.643-05:002012-04-28T13:15:50.643-05:00Christopher, I've probably said this before, b...Christopher, I've probably said this before, but you crack me up.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-6647229299551985822012-04-28T09:21:09.976-05:002012-04-28T09:21:09.976-05:00Helen, I was going to say 'heinie' ... but...Helen, I was going to say 'heinie' ... but I couldn't figure out how to spell that either. Sigh ... it's tough trying to be PG rated ... especially when dyslexic.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-84384987977131354182012-04-27T21:23:26.446-05:002012-04-27T21:23:26.446-05:00Well, now, Christopher. I put skis on my feet. If ...Well, now, Christopher. I put skis on my feet. If you had a rearski, I would be laughing so hard, I couldn't smack anything.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-47884484769292904782012-04-27T14:47:35.555-05:002012-04-27T14:47:35.555-05:00I read The Catcher in the Rye in 10th grade ... an...I read The Catcher in the Rye in 10th grade ... and, as a teen, full of angst, it hit me in my wheel house. It wouldn't have that effect on the older, wiser me, so, yeah, it was a Y.A. book ... that's why I can't seem to write one ... just can't relate ... BUT if I could ... and it was successful ... you could call me a YA author ... heck, you could smack my rearski and call me Sally for all I'd care.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-80731694780366878312012-04-26T18:15:13.927-05:002012-04-26T18:15:13.927-05:00I don't know, Hilary. I've read some YA th...I don't know, Hilary. I've read some YA that would have been adult books in my time as a young teen.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-48507783177231848942012-04-26T17:58:10.532-05:002012-04-26T17:58:10.532-05:00I teach 10 and 11 year olds and many of them read ...I teach 10 and 11 year olds and many of them read YA. The more mature readers are devouring every YA book in my classroom and then some! I wish they'd had YA when I was a kid :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-1351030230529940602012-04-26T12:24:53.679-05:002012-04-26T12:24:53.679-05:00Hi Helen .. I wonder if more readers are reading Y...Hi Helen .. I wonder if more readers are reading YA - because it's easier to read .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-14472389155374748332012-04-26T09:59:19.734-05:002012-04-26T09:59:19.734-05:00A lot of the writers I know write young adult, so ...A lot of the writers I know write young adult, so I guess it could become saturated.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-82365235633978731492012-04-26T09:28:57.754-05:002012-04-26T09:28:57.754-05:00What is called YA today is quite different from wh...What is called YA today is quite different from what was called YA when I was a teen. 'Course that was back in the days of dinosaurs, mind you. YA is more adult today, as are the kids.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-59542796927364442552012-04-26T08:03:24.811-05:002012-04-26T08:03:24.811-05:00Categories are limiting. Good YA is read by adults...Categories are limiting. Good YA is read by adults. And as a teen, I read plenty of "adult" books, as approved by my parents. I'm just happy if anyone is reading at allJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-14581365537893987422012-04-26T06:54:40.979-05:002012-04-26T06:54:40.979-05:00YA is the buzz catagory but look at Game of Throne...YA is the buzz catagory but look at Game of Thrones. It's Adult and yet has the buzz too, with many teens reading it. It will be interesting to watch where YA goes in the future. I heard one reviewer call the current trend of YA as "an elegant way to die." It does seem to be true.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-51525827603139067532012-04-26T06:33:45.044-05:002012-04-26T06:33:45.044-05:00Many authors love to get YA designations on their ...Many authors love to get YA designations on their books...they're packaged in an exciting way and the marketing is more honed to the audience, I think.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-48472545935711977602012-04-26T05:59:51.083-05:002012-04-26T05:59:51.083-05:00I've also read that To Kill a Mockingbird woul...I've also read that To Kill a Mockingbird would be promoted as YA if it were published today.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com