Wendi Lesmerises's List: YA Literature

• Not all classics were lost on me
• those were the kinds of classics that were more suited for teens like me because the characters were young and the sentiment echoed what I was experiencing in a language that I fully understood
• If we're going to teach literature in the classroom or create summer reading lists, we need to pay more attention to the classics of teen literature.
• both meaty historical stories told from a unique perspective and with characters with which teens can relate to
• give kids the opportunity to choose their own books.
• I completely understand the value of literature and don't think we should stop introducing the classics in the classroom or literary analysis or criticism. But I'm tired of adults being obsessed with giving kids "good" books and censoring those that are more popular and controversial, like the much-maligned Gossip Girl series by Cecily yon Ziegesar
• total brain candy
• Use this as an opportunity to educate kids and to engage them in discussion

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• Teens need stories & characters they can relate to. - Wendi Lesmerises on 2009-03-26