Re: Teen books
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:25:13 +1100
Absolutely! I still think that Alice in Wonderland is brilliant and makes
more sense than plenty of Adult books I can think of. I re-read Laura
Ingalls Wilder's entire oevre not so long ago and reconfirmed it as one of
my all time favourite collections. I even enjoyed some LM Montgomery a
little while ago (I always prefered Emily of New Moon to the Anne books) A
lot of children's books have this wonderful simplicity that is so
refreshing. I guess nostalgia plays a big part in it, too.
Camille
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> I wonder if the same shame of narrowness can be said of "children's
books"?
> Sure, certain children's books one outgrows. But others, say
> Winnie-The-Pooh or Alice, seem to still hold fascination for those older
> Peter Pans among us. (And let's remember Peter Pan gets mention in one
of
> Salinger's unpublished titles.) IMHO, many of the Mr Men series also fit
> in this league. So I wonder if the phrase "teen books" is merely a
category
> for the certain fiction which is pitched at a very restricted age group,
> and I say let those in marketing try, and let parents and teachers
> encourage teens to read a greater diversity.