Young Adult fiction is a twenty-first century phenomenon. Of course books aimed at kids and young adults isn’t new, but the enthusiasm with which it is celebrated by the young and not so young is certainly a mark of our times.
I’m a geek, not a literature critic (dammit, Jim!) so I’m not going to go into the relative merits of modern ‘YA’ fiction, but I know a good hashtag meme when I see one, and #VeryRealisticYA has been giving me the giggles now for several days.
https://twitter.com/e_eric/status/582139405651021825
The hashtag was started by a teenage YA writer – and while it’s fun to mock clichés – it’s got an important point to make about diversity.
https://twitter.com/sandrock720/status/582569147160084480
Here’s a selection of some of the best? Want more? Find them yourself – or contribute your own!
https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis/status/582290749796036608
https://twitter.com/tehawesomersace/status/582269744352509952
Girl is told she's the Chosen One. Turns out it's a clerical error and the One is actually a qualified, experienced adult #VeryRealisticYA
— Chloe Sackur (@ChloeSackur) March 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/Ally_Nuttall/status/582151767888162816
Shy, beautiful girl takes off nerdy glasses. No one notices…until she walks face-first into lockers. #VeryRealisticYA
— Christopher Kokoski (@Chris_Kokoski) March 29, 2015
Teens suspect crime has occurred. Inform parents and police and go back to being teens. #VeryRealisticYA
— Scott Westerfeld (@ScottWesterfeld) March 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/LaurenDeStefano/status/582227422487179264
https://twitter.com/LaurenDeStefano/status/582231327572885504
Girl's parents generally know where she is and what she is up to, and probably drove her there in fact #VeryRealisticYA
— hannah moskowitz updates (@hannahmosk) March 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/kaitymichellee/status/582255919121190913
https://twitter.com/hijackemellark/status/582256554763808768
https://twitter.com/jeffzentner/status/582016633876529153
https://twitter.com/byobrooks/status/582047420038647808
Girl likes a boy. Never tells him. Nothing comes of it. A few months later, she likes a different boy anyway. #VeryRealisticYA
— Kody Keplinger (@Kody_Keplinger) March 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/karalaughlin/status/582256640570732544
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