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From Tom Grimes' memoir:
"I began to consider the implications of having a book marketed as a baseball novel published by Disney. I imagined serious reviewers tossing it into a bin reserved for young adult novels, all of which ended with a World Series winning home run that completed the fairy tale season of a team of plucky underdogs."
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Ur doin it rong.
YA is so much more than that. Try some John Green, Markus Zusak, or Ellen Hopkins for starters.
Posted by: Caitlin | 07 September 2010 at 05:03 PM
I was exceedingly unimpressed with Grimes after reading his comments about bloggers over at Powells blog. The guy is the definition of "grumpy old man".
Hm. Was it wrong for me to stereotype him that way?
Posted by: Colleen | 07 September 2010 at 05:34 PM
Ugh. What a jerk.
Posted by: tess | 07 September 2010 at 08:40 PM
Ugh. What a jerk.
Posted by: tess | 07 September 2010 at 08:40 PM
Oh, see, the thing that he obviously is missing is how intimate the YA world is. We'll all remember what he's said....
Posted by: tanita | 08 September 2010 at 05:17 AM