tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post8293130828749767702..comments2024-03-16T18:32:15.171-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Best YA Fiction Marketed to Young WomenChris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-70241535412704631672017-06-02T04:20:09.407-07:002017-06-02T04:20:09.407-07:00Seconding Throne of Glass series...
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fourthing Blue Sword<br />pseudosilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061217864665820653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-21262047829143388842017-04-20T20:55:36.038-07:002017-04-20T20:55:36.038-07:00Hmm, I'm surprised no one's mentioned Merc...Hmm, I'm surprised no one's mentioned Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series. I guess you could debate whether they're technically Young Adult, but the "Arrows of the Queen" trilogy follows many of the YA genre conventions. If Tamora Pierce is YA, I think Mercedes Lackey is, too. So yeah, my nominations: <br /><br />"Arrows of the Queen" trilogy by Mercedes Lackey <br />"Flowers in the Attic" by VC Andrews <br /><br />OK, I'm gonna defend my second choice, here: "Flowers in the Attic" may not necessarily be the deepest or most well-written book, but there *is* a reason that most women I've met (most *American* women, I should clarify) read the book in their early-to-mid teens, with many of us developing a fascination with it, and often V.C. Andrews novels more generally. Teen girls tend to find the story extremely compelling, and for some reason, it appeals to a wide variety of young women. You could argue that the appeal comes from the sexual situations...but compared to a lot of other novels (YA or otherwise), the sexual stuff takes up a relatively small part of the overall novel, and certainly isn't as explicit as some. Women I've talked to often seem to have an emotional connection to the book(s), look back on them with fondness (if some embarrassment), a sense of camaraderie that sometimes arises, even among strangers, when reminiscing about them -- aspects that aren't shared with many other YA novels, even other popular or sexually explicit/transgressive YA novels. <br /><br />Honestly, I think the book itself is more successful functioning as a coming of age story for real, actual human girls, than it is at telling a coming of age story within the pages of the novel. There are generations of girls for whom finding "Flowers in the Attic" is a rite of passage. It's certainly not *universal*, but it's widespread. There's a reason my friends and I snuck copies of the book home with us, and there's a reason Middle School students today continue passing it around...even if I'm not entirely sure what that reason is. But I think the book has both a personal *and* a cultural importance greater than its own (admittedly overwrought, ham-fisted) prose. <br /><br />(And also, Young Erin would've pitched a fit if I failed to at least nominate it.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067488366821352440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-31002385325372878672017-04-20T18:14:44.033-07:002017-04-20T18:14:44.033-07:00There was my first suggestion! Enthusiastically s...There was my first suggestion! Enthusiastically seconding (thirding? fourthing?) Anne! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067488366821352440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-46014382575009637872017-04-20T18:03:00.747-07:002017-04-20T18:03:00.747-07:00Since A Wrinkle in Time has already been nominated...Since A Wrinkle in Time has already been nominated,<br />Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace and<br />Borderline by Mishell BakerKryalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350549352208011637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-77221777290510427012017-04-20T15:51:29.339-07:002017-04-20T15:51:29.339-07:00Seconding Lunar Chronicles
Second Wrinkle in Time...Seconding Lunar Chronicles <br />Second Wrinkle in TimeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688066886747802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-85550125626822731702017-04-20T15:51:03.741-07:002017-04-20T15:51:03.741-07:00Was the author you commented on removed?Was the author you commented on removed?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688066886747802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-74967958437305134742017-04-20T15:39:09.705-07:002017-04-20T15:39:09.705-07:00Second Jacob Have I LovedSecond Jacob Have I LovedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-39872399261164598732017-04-20T14:51:56.015-07:002017-04-20T14:51:56.015-07:00A Ring of Endless Light - Madeline L'Engle
Ja...A Ring of Endless Light - Madeline L'Engle<br /><br />Jacob Have I Loved - Katharine Patterson<br /><br />Runners up - All of the Madeline L'Engle books I've read - especially the entire series featuring Vicky Austin, A House Like a Lotus, Young Unicorns and of course A Wrinkle in Time.mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731256297259147592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-59675771810234528502017-04-20T12:32:07.542-07:002017-04-20T12:32:07.542-07:00Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (really any o...Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (really any of her books, but this one in particular!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266420160912873647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-82188149261233586762017-04-20T12:28:35.596-07:002017-04-20T12:28:35.596-07:00His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman (It d...His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman (It does come published as one book, so that counts, right?). Or if we want to just say one of the books, Golden Compass. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266420160912873647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-7562616783270931272017-04-20T12:25:55.644-07:002017-04-20T12:25:55.644-07:00Second Ruby in the SmokeSecond Ruby in the SmokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-22505748497186049232017-04-20T12:24:46.006-07:002017-04-20T12:24:46.006-07:00Second Wrinkle in TimeSecond Wrinkle in TimeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-19011369031792424332017-04-20T12:23:51.036-07:002017-04-20T12:23:51.036-07:00Second Ring of Endless LightSecond Ring of Endless LightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-74515723456922962432017-04-20T12:16:12.797-07:002017-04-20T12:16:12.797-07:00Sara Pascoe - Animal
Sara Pascoe - Animal<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786859891601817180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-20959791756035227102017-04-17T04:38:44.496-07:002017-04-17T04:38:44.496-07:00Second Finishing School seriesSecond Finishing School seriesLothlorien847https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791575760265970084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-77052302844894152017-04-17T03:33:48.288-07:002017-04-17T03:33:48.288-07:00Seconding Throne of Glass series..
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