Ypulse Book Essentials: Harriet's Still Relevant, Graphic Novels Are Gateways, Lies And Consequences
Posted by alli on 03-06-2008
Harriet the Spy or Nancy Drew? (As part of NPR's series, 'In Character' Neva Grant discusses how in 1964 the two girl sleuths defined girlhood but in totally different ways. Plus Educating Alice comments on this, and appropriately tomboys.) (NPR)
- Harriet queer? (More about Harriet as a gay role model.) (The Horn Book)
- Awesome article at the 'Edge of the Forest' ('The Graphic Novel: A Gateway to a New World.')
- Why, oh why? (I guess the important question is why not? Margaret B. Jones comes clean about Love and Consequences, her "memoir" ) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Teen girls vamping it up (The New York Observer on why vampires are so popular in YA literature right now)
- New Yorker book critic (shares her guilty pleasure in reading Gossip Girl)
- Beautiful Boy and Tweak:Growing Up On Methamphetamines (Two books about a boy and his meth addiction. One by father, one by son.) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Based on Komikwerks by Jason Kruse ("World of Quest" on CW will premier on March 15) (Cynopsis Kids)
- Interesting insight (From an ALSC librarian based on his father-son book club.)
- 'I think YA is great' (Little Willow writes at The Edge of the Forest)
- Smart Television Alliance (puts together its list of recommended children's books as part of Read Across America)
