WEEK 7 continued

Assignment 2: continued

My second comment was sent to Cindy L.  about the article "Next Big Thing".   "The author really stretched the number of reasons why adults are buying YA. Lines between YA and A are very blurred. People are looking for a book that has a story that grabs them from the very beginning That is the highest priority. Also the media is pushing the "hot" items. Ordinary readers are probably unaware or don't care how we categorize a book. They just want the title that everybody is currently reading. "

Assignment 3:

STACKEDBOOKS.org

     Primarily 2 contributors. Obviously are very knowledgeable about YA books. Would be very useful for any readers of Young Adult but probably most useful to librarians and teachers. The book lists are really good. Covers different formats like audio, digital and graphic novels as well as regular books. Blogs are very well written--loved the piece " Get Genrefied: Contemporary Realistic Fiction". Great definition of the genre and then a fabulous annotated list of current and forthcoming books in the genre.
      Frankly I was overwhelmed by the vast number and range of YA books they talked about. No generalist librarian could possibly keep up.


FOREVERYOUNGADULT.com
     "For YA Readers Who are a Little less Y and a bit more A"

     Site tries way too hard to be hip and edgy. Definitely aimed at women in late 20's and 30's. Very eye catching graphics and titles. It is suppose to be a Girly version of "Badass Digest". Covers films, TV, books and music. It succeeds in its mission but I didn't find it terribly useful.