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Don’t read those %&#@ YA books! A discussion of profanity in teen fiction
Censorship, Profanity, Teen Fiction, Trend Watch, YA Fiction, YA Lit
|Trend Watch: Profanity in Teen Fiction Lately, everyone has been a buzz about the profanity in teen novels. It even made the news! A recent study was done and they counted the swear words and noted an increase in the use of profanity in teen books. There have been some informative – and some amusing […]
Why YA? Giving voice to Sarah Byrnes (Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher)
Censorship, Chris Crutcher, Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes, Why YA?
|Reading ya lit with our teens helpsthem view the real world with a safety net. The thing that shocked me most when I began working with teens was how much different their lives were from mine. My first eye opening moment came when I saw an incredibly large teen beating up a boy who was […]
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