A Higher Level of Maturity?
From MSNBC:
Lari and Mica Baab love to read. But what they want to read makes their mom feel faint. “It’s either fantasy or smut — and that’s sad,” says Lolis Garcia-Baab. Garcia-Baab is not talking about the adult part of the bookstore — it’s the teen fiction section....in “Claiming Georgia Tate,” a father has sex with his daughter. In “Rainbow Party,” teens make plans for an oral sex party. And in “Teach Me,” out next week and seemingly ripped from the day’s headlines, there’s a student-teacher affair....Author Russell Nelson wrote "Teach Me" and defends teen books with mature themes. “I feel like it fills an important niche in moving the readers to a higher level of maturity,” he says....Chick-lit for the teen scene may now be a required read for mom and dad as well."
This is just amazing given the wholesome fare kids are exposed to on TV, at the movies or on the Internet.
posted by Presley Bennett @ 8/15/2005
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3 Comments:
Nelson was quoted out of context. He was speaking of the richness of the writing in upper level YA novels, how they can help kids mature as readers, transitioning into the adult side of the store. Nothing to do with sexual maturity. As usual, the press did a wonderful hatchet job on what was intended to be a thoughtful lit piece.
In reading your last line Saije I can't help wondering if you have picked up the satire stick that I recently layed down? :)
feel like asking them.. 'heloo where are heading... do you have a plan before writing such stuff for teens.'
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