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Saturday, August 9, 2014

And another perspective...

Following on my post yesterday, great minds thinking alike and all that, my friend Caroline Rose has posted a perfect quote on her blog:

We need books — and I want to publish books — that reflect the whole range of a child or teenager’s emotional experiences and take us through those experiences with them. So the stories come through a child’s heart and speak to a child’s heart; so they have the bravery and honesty to look at a muddle* and acknowledge its pain, and not to be moralistic or easy; and, in the end, to help us all make it through.

– Cheryl Klein, SECOND SIGHT: AN EDITOR’S TALKS ON WRITING, REVISING, AND PUBLISHING BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS


2 comments:

Caroline Starr Rose said...

I'm reading OKAY FOR NOW (finally, I know). I've meant to pick it up forever but finally have as a bit of character research/study. Let me say WOW and WOW again.

Augusta Scattergood said...

Agreed, Caroline! I love it when I get lost in a book. I sure did with Okay for Now. Thanks for the reminder.