tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post112300016584378918..comments2023-09-27T02:48:37.863-05:00Comments on <b>BookMoot</b>: Author: Ann BrasharesCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123207749351737682005-08-04T21:09:00.000-05:002005-08-04T21:09:00.000-05:00Brashares's Sisterhood books have their own "sensa...Brashares's Sisterhood books have their own "sensational" aspects which did make me wonder about her surprise at the RP subject matter.<BR/><BR/>Robert might be reading her tone accuratly but I took her comments not so much as scaring parents about YA books but more along the lines of a heads up for the uninitiated. <BR/><BR/>The fact that there could be such a controversy about RP shows most "grown ups" don't know much about YA lit, past or present. There was another article recently highlighting the A-List and the Gossip Girls books that was definately warning and scaring parents about these "new" books. Compared to that article Brashares is benign.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123206243712677032005-08-04T20:44:00.000-05:002005-08-04T20:44:00.000-05:00Good grief, I am reading the latest Princess Diari...Good grief, I am reading the latest Princess Diaries AND the third Sisterhood right now. My brain cells are misfiring ...Brashares is indeed the author of the "sisterhood" books.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123036333869120162005-08-02T21:32:00.000-05:002005-08-02T21:32:00.000-05:00It seems to me stating that there isn' a YA sectio...It seems to me stating that there isn' a YA section in bookstores, that publishers only market to children or adults, and not tracked separately is off by a bit; a large bit. Reviewers specialize in YA, writers specialize in YA, publishers have separate imprints for YA, bookstores and libraries have YA sections. <BR/><BR/>Judging from the tenor of the piece, it sounds almost like she is trying to scare parents into thinking RP is typical of YA. Contrasting serious from lowbrow without discussing the wide range in the middle, utilizing 'forbidden' books as a catchall, not discussing quality of writers in the YA field; it strikes some pretty heavy judgements without much substance for backup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123023617876921202005-08-02T18:00:00.000-05:002005-08-02T18:00:00.000-05:00Ann Brashares did not write THE PRINCESS DIARIES. ...Ann Brashares did not write THE PRINCESS DIARIES. She wrote THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS. THE PRINCESS DIARIES are written by Meg Cabot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123015718294681792005-08-02T15:48:00.000-05:002005-08-02T15:48:00.000-05:00I always recall the hoo-haa about Madonna's ...uh....I always recall the hoo-haa about Madonna's ...uh...NOT for children book. A good friend of mine runs a public library in a town here in the great state of Texas. When the committee appeared on the doorstep to demand the removal of THAT book he begged them, "you go through with this and I am going to have to add MORE copies to the library because of demand!" I think they backed off.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123012129072283182005-08-02T14:48:00.000-05:002005-08-02T14:48:00.000-05:00Brashears makes several good points, especially ab...Brashears makes several good points, especially about the slippery -- or maybe just squishy -- slope of book ratings and about the vast gulf between children's publishing (the stuff of picture books) and YA.<BR/><BR/>Still, every Op-Ed, every article, every online discussion, every blog post (and comment) has done more for that book than Simon & Schuster's marketing department could ever have dreamed of. I don't know whether all the attention has helped sales, but it's at least avoided instant obscurity.Chris Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891925951616484973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123010455662017962005-08-02T14:20:00.000-05:002005-08-02T14:20:00.000-05:00I have always felt like books were a great way for...I have always felt like books were a great way for families to talk about emotional subjects together. I have always told parents, "It is just a book, they can close it and walk away from it." Movies and television throw the images at you before you can close your eyes and ears. <BR/><BR/>I liked this entire article. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I have never understood parents who get their knickers in a twist about a book but will let their kids watch the most unbelievable stuff on television.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1123005223949761112005-08-02T12:53:00.000-05:002005-08-02T12:53:00.000-05:00I haven't read The Rainbow Party either. I've read...I haven't read <I>The Rainbow Party</I> either. I've read enough reviews to know what it's about though and why it's so controversial! <BR/><BR/>I like the quote you posted from Ann Brashares about reading. Well said. I definitely agree with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com