About a third of the book is devoted to showing how certain books for young adults can be used as segues into the classics through their thematic connections. So, for example, Herz identifies several themes in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and then describes several YA books with similar ...
I’ve heard this objection from both students and adults, as I’ve spoken through the years on... Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on ...
Unlike The Jungle Book, whose language is accessible to tweens and teens, Les Misérables’ flowery language can be a stumbling block even for adults. A manga edition could make this beautiful tale of love and redemption, of different legal systems for rich and poor, of the inspiring Jean Val...
, however, I’m sure there are differences. I also love seeing classics being formatted in this way so that they appeal to a wider audience. I don’t think this makes a good recommendation for younger readers because it does contain dark themes, but it makes a great read for adults....
with very limited possibilities for their futures. And I’m being a little silly myself when I call this YA. It is certainly concerned with youth, but we occasionally get glimpses into the post-reunification future. The parents and other adults, often played for laughs, have their moments to...
I recommend this picture book for ages 6-10, though the content is appropriate for younger children and older children (and adults) will be inspired by Itzhak’s perseverance. I also suggest that after reading the book, you play some of Perlman’s performances (such as Schindler’s List) ...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeends with Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy tumbling back through the wardrobe as adults and return to their childhoods, exactly where they left off. Has anyone (else) had that dream where they are back in high school, but can’t figure out why? I hav...
including the frustrations young people have when they can't rely on adults to change things, while also not knowing how to fix things themselves. Hinton's publishers encouraged her topublish under her initialsbecause they didn't think the public would respect a book about teenage boys ...
Catherynne M. Valente, author of thought-provoking fantasy for children and adults, takes the authors of classic literature for adults – the Bronte siblings – and turns them into characters in a book for children. Can she pull it off? The …Continue reading→ ...
What you only notice now:It’s a children’s book that’s completely about adults. There are hardly any kids in the book, and the main character, a retired math teacher, confesses he doesn’t even particularly like children. Level: 5th-6th grade ...