The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: The Pox Party by M.T. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieĪristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Thanks to all of the ShelfTalker readers who contributed: The aim was to include only realistic YA, but a few fantasy, alternative reality, and graphic novels sneaked in. It is clever, spooftastic fun, but also a glorious, smart reply to the issues raised in Ruth Graham’s article.Īnd now for the Anti-Anti-YA Book List of complex, rewarding young adult reads no one should be ashamed of reading and enjoying. Hale’s post continues, hilariously, in this vein. This was before the war, when the oceans still had water, and the moon was still visible in the sky. And I saw in the moonlight that her anger made her beautiful. “Why did you say that about YA?” I asked, as tears streamed down my face like rain. We were going 70 miles an hour, two girls with different colored hair. “I’ve been waiting for you,” she said, as we stepped into my father’s beat up Chevy. I picked her up outside the graveyard before nightfall. That’s why I decided to confront Graham in person.
I’m a serious author, capable of far more than maudlin plot twists and clichéd dialogue. Instead, grownups should focus their attention on serious, “literary fiction” that grapples with “big ideas about time and space and science and love.”Īs a YA writer myself, I was understandably offended. Last week, I read Ruth Graham’s article “Against YA.” In it, Graham contends that adults should be embarrassed to read YA novels.
Titled “ A Young Adult Author’s Fantastic Crusade to Defend Literature’s Most Maligned Genre,” it was posted on by YA writer Kathleen Hale, and it begins this way: Suggestions poured in, and I’m posting the list of books below.įirst, however, I wanted to share the first bit of my favorite response to the Ruth Graham article.
Earlier this week, I posted a call to gather titles to counter one writer’s Slate article dismissing YA books as not suitably literary or complex reading for adults.
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