tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024002801067718054.post424861685281866815..comments2024-01-22T08:32:58.608-05:00Comments on For Those About to Mock: 2013 Contenders: Bomb, by Steve SheinkinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024002801067718054.post-3767489049731760272021-10-28T20:21:24.755-04:002021-10-28T20:21:24.755-04:00https://www.conservapedia.com/Palestinian_Arabs_an...https://www.conservapedia.com/Palestinian_Arabs_and_Nazis<br /><br /><a href="https://www.conservapedia.com/Palestinian_Arabs_and_Nazis" rel="nofollow">Palestinian Arabs and Nazis </a><br /><br />The Nazi Arabs, racism. <br />Not just in the 1930's/40's but today. ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024002801067718054.post-2473813336169345512012-11-25T11:20:56.354-05:002012-11-25T11:20:56.354-05:00But, Sam, those themes characterize much of the ju...But, Sam, those themes characterize much of the juvenile fantasy that's written. Is HARRY POTTER young adult? THE GOLDEN COMPASS? THE DARK IS RISING? Are these really all YA? I don't think so. <br /><br />NOTORIOUS BENEDICT ARNOLD and BOMB probably have a similar readership. The latter is longer with more narrative threads woven together so most people will probably see it as older, but I don't think it will make much of a difference to the reader who is engrossed in the story.<br /><br />Because publishers don't really publish nonfiction for high school students (at least not in the same way that they designate some YA fiction for 14 and up or 16 and up), the YALSA Nonfiction Award finalists tend to skew to middle school, and since age is almost completely irrelevant in the nonfiction, there's nothing wrong with upper elementary students reading most of them, too.<br /><br />Case in point, HITLER YOUTH was published for ages 12 and up, but I have an upper elementary audience for the book at my schools. In fact, I've even had third grade GATE students check the book out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205876924503719240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024002801067718054.post-28380284120223863702012-11-24T21:45:34.396-05:002012-11-24T21:45:34.396-05:00For me, a lot of what pushes it up for me is its s...For me, a lot of what pushes it up for me is its sheer complexity. Not only the complexity of the narrative structure, but the complexity of the themes -- allegiance, honesty, the shifting and uncertain definitions of what the "right" thing is -- it all seems to me like something that's more YA than J. <br /><br />I don't think I agree with the lower portion of the age range that the publisher provides, but I could certainly see at least some middle school readers being interested in this one. Do you think it's for a lower age range than THE NOTORIOUS BENEDICT ARNOLD, or would you have rather seen the Newbery committee rather than the YALSA NF consider it too?Sam Eddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008209097162183766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024002801067718054.post-16828949676240238512012-11-23T16:40:07.872-05:002012-11-23T16:40:07.872-05:00I don't think this is one slots more comfortab...I don't think this is one slots more comfortably into the YA section at all. This is a book for fourth grade and up. Why would you say this one is too old, but not, say, SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205876924503719240noreply@blogger.com