tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post565170163120191374..comments2024-01-07T01:11:00.335-06:00Comments on GReads!: Why Ginger Reads YAGinger @ GReads!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17725314423163879042noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post-59907589562414618862014-05-27T16:32:03.355-05:002014-05-27T16:32:03.355-05:00Love this post! You're so right--YA is great f...Love this post! You're so right--YA is great for escapism, but it's also great for introspective reasons as well. YA characters and their journeys are so relatable and, especially as a teen reader, it's such a relief to see bits of yourself in a character. It makes you feel less alone! And the fact that you want to help teens find those connections between themselves and books just goes to show that you'll be a great teacher! :)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871405999542003918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post-30459071892834192352014-05-25T06:29:58.287-05:002014-05-25T06:29:58.287-05:00I love this! I love seeing the reasons people read...I love this! I love seeing the reasons people read YA because you'd think it would all be the same, but it's definitely not. When I first started reading YA, I was just reading it because I enjoyed the stories. I found a lot of dystopians in YA that I didn't find in adult but that led to paranormal and that led to contemporary and before I knew it, I was able to relive parts of my past in ways I didn't even know was possible. <br />Great post! I just loved reading it :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133612131488048932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post-83539688762614112332014-05-24T08:27:53.438-05:002014-05-24T08:27:53.438-05:00Your hashtag response is perfection.Your hashtag response is perfection.Lisa Schenstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394196334860848380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post-37846274612732845262014-05-23T20:27:48.156-05:002014-05-23T20:27:48.156-05:00What a gorgeous post, Ginger! I really enjoyed rea...What a gorgeous post, Ginger! I really enjoyed reading it. I love reading YA because, as you mentioned, it brings me back to my own teenage experiences, as well as opening my eyes to others. I love that you becoming a teacher is also becoming a part of the reason you read YA -- and I can tell your students will love you!Alexa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13185723439360170259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post-17286946690540711042014-05-23T11:28:42.995-05:002014-05-23T11:28:42.995-05:00Your reasons for reading YA are so neat. I love ho...Your reasons for reading YA are so neat. I love how you're using it to see through the eyes of your potential students and build a library of resources for them. I can already tell you're going to be an amazing teacher! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180446384835146464.post-50520475905136676012014-05-23T07:07:17.670-05:002014-05-23T07:07:17.670-05:00Love this topic! I'm a 35 yr old mom of three ...Love this topic! I'm a 35 yr old mom of three kids, who also loves YA. I like it for several reasons<br />-the 'innocence' of teen romance is refreshing (I love my adult romance books too, but it's nice to mix it up)<br />-there's a lot of amazing YA authors out there! Some of them have really blown me away with their writing :)<br />-YA books tend to be a lot of fun! <br />-and as a mom of a 9 year old daughter, I also want to keep tabs on what books she'll be experiencing down the road. I read Percy Jackson, and then she go the go ahead to read it etc. I'm not into censoring books, but I do want to make sure she's not going to get blindsided by topics that we haven't had a chance to discus first. And when we read the same books it also gives us something to talk about, which I love!<br />-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com