Re: Teen books
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:57:08 -0700 (MST)
In fact, I also love AIW and recommend the annotated version for anyone
over twenty one...the author was quite fond of young girls and may share
that with our mr. salinger as well, though I'm staying away from anything
more specific than both authors paid attention to young folks.
On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, Camille Scaysbrook wrote:
> 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 Salinger's unpublished titles.)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.
>