Tag: young adult

Diversity, Intersectionality, and Inclusivity: #YANeedsMore

July 24, 2015

Yesterday the hashtag #YANeedsMore started trending, and we jumped in to watch the conversation unfold. https://twitter.com/enotes/status/624328475835371520 Not surprising was the number of calls for more intersectionality and diversity; we were pleasantly surprised by the rich insight, feedback, ideas, and personal experiences from hundreds of young adult, and proper adult, tweeters. The YA genre and particularly its older readers have…

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Ode to Adolescence and Maybe John Green: #VeryRealisticYA Gets Real

April 7, 2015

If there's one thing we love here at eNotes it's literature. We also love wit, and the latest trending hashtag combined both. Last week #VeryRealisticYA began trending and the results were nothing short of hilarious and harshly truthful. The YA (young-adult) fiction genre is alluring and entertaining for many audiences, but can be melodramatic and oftentimes unrealistic. The hashtag…

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Young Adult Classics “The Giver” and “Tiger Eyes” as Major Motion Pictures

January 2, 2013

There is good news for young adults (and parents) who are tired of lifeless, often commercially-oriented films. Two classic novels for young people, Lois Lowry's The Giver  is in production and Judy Blume's Tiger Eyes was released in 2012. Winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal, Lowry's The Giver is often required reading in junior high and it is one novel…

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