I was reading the wonderful blog, A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy and found this link to an essay by Mary Pearson. She's the author of the sci-fi YA novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox. A book that I read last year and really enjoyed. Her essay, What YA Lit Is and Isn’t, talks about the misconceptions of young adult literature, why she writes YA, and who should read it and the responsibilities of the genre. Two excerpts stood out for me: "I am not writing it as "practice" so I can … [Read more...]