tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post2675508326741749619..comments2023-06-01T09:40:34.125+01:00Comments on Let's Get Serious: What is YA for? Code Name Verity - a world reflectedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-22116764903330708712013-01-28T20:20:54.330+00:002013-01-28T20:20:54.330+00:00I love this post. It highlights why Code Name Veri...I love this post. It highlights why Code Name Verity makes great reading for teens. I puzzle, though, as to why this book hasn't been cross-marketed to adults. (Or maybe it has and I'm just not seeing it.) The girls in the story aren't likely teenagers (I'm pretty sure their exact ages were never mentioned but might be recalling incorrectly); more likely they were in their early twenties, so adults who don't like reading stories about teens could still read and enjoy this book.<br />I'm certainly recommending it to teens and adults alike.Karen Basshttp://www.karenbass.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-3702157481286111772012-07-02T11:36:52.562+01:002012-07-02T11:36:52.562+01:00Terrific post, Jo, and as for Code Name Verity - w...Terrific post, Jo, and as for Code Name Verity - wow, what a book! "YA" is a huge tent these days, and I like your thoughts on what we have in common, at least at best. <br /><br /><i>Those feelings - of helplessness, of being forced to bargain when you have very little to offer, and the certainty that your life belongs, at least for the moment, in other people's hands - are very familiar ones. They are virtually the hallmarks of being a teenager.</i><br /><br />I think those feelings hit most of us at other points in our lives, too. But there's an intensity to those feelings in our teen years that's just searing. Later on, you have a bit more armor and a bit more perspective (usually!), but it's all very raw when you're a teen. Or at least it was for me.Amy Greenfieldhttp://www.amybutlergreenfield.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-46120252215303066182012-07-01T10:23:10.076+01:002012-07-01T10:23:10.076+01:00Great post, and agree entirely. Ask people what th...Great post, and agree entirely. Ask people what their favourite books and authors of all time are, and very rarely do YA books come up. There seems to be an assumption that the quality and standard in YA fiction is lower than 'adult' fiction. <br /><br />This post reminds us all that this isn't always necessarily the case. If anything, writing for teenagers can be MORE difficult than for adults!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152835382989120467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-38837299480517569802012-06-30T19:10:37.494+01:002012-06-30T19:10:37.494+01:00Great minds and all that Jo! Have been mulling ov...Great minds and all that Jo! Have been mulling over Celia's post for the last week or so too! Code Name Verity sounds amazing and has now moved to the top of my TBR pilejongleusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754014776263314905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-50905509772956039342012-06-30T18:38:00.258+01:002012-06-30T18:38:00.258+01:00Good books do what you describe regardless of what...Good books do what you describe regardless of what readership somebody says they're for.<br />Good post in this debate, Jo.K.M.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540392557430776265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-91520960348802177722012-06-30T17:07:29.719+01:002012-06-30T17:07:29.719+01:00Yeah, that's a good point. It's only in th...Yeah, that's a good point. It's only in the last 20 years or so that YA has been promoted and published as something that has a distinct target audience - that's the only reason it seems so prevalent now, I guess. I think we're in a golden age, too, but specifically targeting teenagers can (and has) lead to some pretty sloppy, condescending books - the point is that fiction for teenagers doesn't need to be that much different from anything else!Jo Wytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941417444551495613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268813704224970381.post-49973398423455412992012-06-30T16:53:22.588+01:002012-06-30T16:53:22.588+01:00Great post. Rees' point about YA novels absolu...Great post. Rees' point about YA novels absolutely having to connect with kids today is good. Do you think there's anything different with MG books? It's interesting that 'YA' as a separate genre seems to be a more recent trend, though teenagers, of course, have always existed! Maybe it's just the recognition of it that's new? Previous generations have always found something to read. I'd say we're in a real golden age of books right now, with so much specifically written with YA in mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414383276847435706noreply@blogger.com