tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post7797323521188428999..comments2023-06-26T09:50:18.359-05:00Comments on Swati Avasthi: Interview with Laurie Halse AndersonSwatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06591788480670299624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-27744975188171761092009-10-06T16:37:03.011-05:002009-10-06T16:37:03.011-05:00Terrific interview, Swati! Love Laurie's advic...Terrific interview, Swati! Love Laurie's advice at the end!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968456960528987538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-3161729507707526542009-09-01T22:08:44.488-05:002009-09-01T22:08:44.488-05:00Wonderful interview, Swati! I learn so much from L...Wonderful interview, Swati! I learn so much from Laurie in every book of hers I read and now also in every interview!Denise Jadenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228680870842660435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-81226476813570043372009-09-01T16:41:46.126-05:002009-09-01T16:41:46.126-05:00Swati, a great interview and I just feel LHA has s...Swati, a great interview and I just feel LHA has such a way with words and the guts to give teens what they want to read. Her books fly off our library shelves because students feel she speaks to them about their problems with teenspeak and great stories!bj nearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030488699115933782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-46427164076602174802009-09-01T09:36:16.877-05:002009-09-01T09:36:16.877-05:00Great interview! Thanks!Great interview! Thanks!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-3501756993080416202009-08-31T20:00:36.056-05:002009-08-31T20:00:36.056-05:00Interesting interview. With two younger kids, I ha...Interesting interview. With two younger kids, I haven't had to face the prospect of one of them picking up a book I thought might be too dark. I expect that when the time comes, though, I'll be happier if they're reading about questionable or dangerous behavior and testing their comfort zones that way, as opposed to actually trying those behaviors.Unfocused Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727256061221218990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-30870432038183981032009-08-31T19:03:16.179-05:002009-08-31T19:03:16.179-05:00I was talking to some friends (all parents of youn...I was talking to some friends (all parents of younger kids) a while ago, defending darker teen books, and they had never even considered the idea that books are tools for teens. It surprised me, as these are open minded, thinking adults. I wonder sometimes if we writers become too shy about issue-writing. <br />Thanks for the post. I'll look up Tricks.<br />SwatiSwatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06591788480670299624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593700881966042830.post-76617806387457482312009-08-31T12:30:33.243-05:002009-08-31T12:30:33.243-05:00This somewhat reflects to what Ellen Hopkins has b...This somewhat reflects to what Ellen Hopkins has been saying on Facebook today. She's used to critics saying her subject matter isn't appropriate for teens, but that criticism has been renewed since the recent release of her new book, Tricks, about teen prostitution. I, of course, am on Laurie's and Ellen's side regarding subject matter appropriate for teens. Writing about such topics is real and needed by teens.Heather Zenzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979145462619203480noreply@blogger.com