This is wonderful, very uplifting.
In recent years, I've adopted a Dr. Suess quote as something of a mantra: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter, don't mind."
Wonderful! I worry that kids aren't getting any of this any more. All of the books quoted have been around for a while. I am realizing that I don't even know what is new in kids books
Why is it that some of the best books on the market are YA fiction? While many adults are reading the third piece of useless, formulaic tripe crapped out this year by the likes of Daniel Steele or James Patterson, I’m
reading things like the Darkstar Trilogy by Kevin Emerson, which was excellent.
It’s pretty pathetic when 13 year olds are reading at a far higher level than most adults.