http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/ The Publisher | Librarian Connection Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-9094 Emily Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:24 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-9094 Plus, Roiphe gives away the endings to all those books... Plus, Roiphe gives away the endings to all those books…

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7751 saminvierno Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:05:12 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7751 WooHoo a defender of YA lit.! Thank you for your response. I am not eloquent or capable enough to create a coherent response to Rolphie's myopic view on YA lit. I am so sharing this with my fellow YA librarians. WooHoo a defender of YA lit.!
Thank you for your response. I am not eloquent or capable enough to create a coherent response to Rolphie’s myopic view on YA lit.
I am so sharing this with my fellow YA librarians.

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7731 harimad Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:02:12 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7731 On only one point do I disagree; I think the one thing that Roiphe got right was characterizing Wintergirls as a how-to manual on eating disorders. I really don't like that book. I'd give Roiphe credit, but I expect she is just parroting discussions on NYT's Well Blog. Certainly the rest of the article shows no sign of insight. On only one point do I disagree; I think the one thing that Roiphe got right was characterizing Wintergirls as a how-to manual on eating disorders. I really don’t like that book. I’d give Roiphe credit, but I expect she is just parroting discussions on NYT’s Well Blog. Certainly the rest of the article shows no sign of insight.

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7720 Rasco from RIF Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:53:13 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7720 Thank you for this excellent commentary. I think back to 1972 when I was counseling middle school students and the great value of the "dark and stormy" books at that time in facilitating our discussions...and none of those discussions were pale compared to the discussions being held in similar offices today. Same with my own teen years.....again, thank you. Thank you for this excellent commentary. I think back to 1972 when I was counseling middle school students and the great value of the “dark and stormy” books at that time in facilitating our discussions…and none of those discussions were pale compared to the discussions being held in similar offices today. Same with my own teen years…..again, thank you.

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7715 Jillian Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:24:24 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7715 Roiphe usually misses the point. Thanks for the eloquent rebuttal. Roiphe usually misses the point. Thanks for the eloquent rebuttal.

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7686 Dora Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:39:44 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7686 I haven't read the article yet (I definitely intend to now), but teens and young adults have inhabited a deep, dark world of their own for sometime now. It's naive to think otherwise and some of the most creative, inspiring and complex literature is coming from these writers who are delving headfirst into this world. I haven’t read the article yet (I definitely intend to now), but teens and young adults have inhabited a deep, dark world of their own for sometime now. It’s naive to think otherwise and some of the most creative, inspiring and complex literature is coming from these writers who are delving headfirst into this world.

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7685 Nancy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:16:12 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7685 Thank you for your great response, Lisa. Roiphe didn't do her research and she misrepresents librarians. I wrote a letter to the editor of the WSJ, but your article sets the record straight. Thank you for your great response, Lisa. Roiphe didn’t do her research and she misrepresents librarians. I wrote a letter to the editor of the WSJ, but your article sets the record straight.

]]> http://www.earlyword.com/2009/06/08/ya-in-the-wsj/#comment-7684 Faith Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:18:22 +0000 http://www.earlyword.com/?p=14700#comment-7684 I heard about this over the weekend but just got around to reading it. I wonder if Roiphe interviewed any actual teens about their reading preferences, or YA librarians to see what their teens are checking out. Just looking at sales figures is misleading. Adults read and buy YA too. The "article" also reads like more opinion than fact. I heard about this over the weekend but just got around to reading it. I wonder if Roiphe interviewed any actual teens about their reading preferences, or YA librarians to see what their teens are checking out. Just looking at sales figures is misleading. Adults read and buy YA too. The “article” also reads like more opinion than fact.

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