Archive for the 'Young Adult' Category

Book Club: The Book Thief

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Fiona Veitch Smith
at 6 May 2008 in Book Club, Publishing, Fiction, Young Adult, Craft of Writing and Business of Writing. 7 Comments

Now that I’ve wiped the tears from my eyes, I can finally put together a post on this beautiful book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

For those of you new to the Book Club, we discuss best-selling novels from a writer’s perspective to see what makes them tick. As in the last Book Club discussion, I’ll pose some questions under the following headings:

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Children’s Literature and the Quest for the Divine

Published by
Fiona Veitch Smith
at 10 October 2007 in Young Adult, Christian writing and Writing for Children. 0 Comments

Children’s books are often the battle ground of religious zealots with many Christians boycotting the likes of JK Rowling and Philip Pulman. In this article, on veitchsmith.com, I contend that spiritual themes can be found in the most unlikely of places.

Young Adult vs Adult fiction. Where’s the line?

Published by
Fiona Veitch Smith
at 8 October 2007 in Fiction, Young Adult and Book reviews. 0 Comments

I’ve just finished reading Clay by David Almond. This is another gem by an award-winning author. (See my article on What Makes A Good Children’s Book for more on Almond’s work). Although it’s aimed at the YA market, it’s one of Almond’s most adult books and, like Pulman’s Dark Materials, is sure to find a crossover market. Continue reading ‘Young Adult vs Adult fiction. Where’s the line?’