Sunday, December 07, 2008
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I review John Green's Paper Towns and Kevin Brooks's Black Rabbit Summer in the Times today. I had originally called the piece "Cherchez la Femme," as both books are mysteries about boys looking for missing girls, but the Times in their wisdom retitled it. I like mine better but titles have to be the editor's prerogative--witness my discussion years ago with the author who did not understand why I wouldn't let him call his article, "The Lead in My Pencil."
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LOL!
"He can write about girls, of course, although I’m having a hard time coming up with the name of any male author in the young adult genre who has done this with more than one-off success."
Kevin Henkes is a guy who's written about girls very successfully and more than once, but I guess his books are on the MG/YA borderline. Though I would call Protecting Marie YA.
I read this piece yesterday all curled up beneath a blanket. Wonderfully done.
re Titling: Many MANY years ago when I was a journalist, I wrote a commissioned article about a psychologist who was teaching an wildly popular course on Human Sexuality at a local university.
I wanted to call it "If You Don't Know Your Vas from Your Elbow" but the editor said no.
Are you going to review Scat by Carl Hiaasen?
I agree, Roger. Your title was much better.
Scat is reviewed in the January 09 issue.
I've always impressed by Peter Abrahams' (of the "Echo Falls" series)ability to write a damn convincing teenage girl.
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