tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post6792628593477453061..comments2024-03-27T04:43:10.452-04:00Comments on Random Musings of a Bibliophile: The YA/MG Battle is Now Just MGBrandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-19761946910131536032015-03-29T19:07:32.737-04:002015-03-29T19:07:32.737-04:00For me, it's not the age of the characters tha...<i> For me, it's not the age of the characters that make a book fit an age category, but who would enjoy reading it most</i><br /><br />Okay, that's a really great argument. I might have to switch sides.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034575889864409135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-46324225783277244992015-03-29T18:36:38.155-04:002015-03-29T18:36:38.155-04:00Ah, we aren't defining YA by the same paramete...Ah, we aren't defining YA by the same parameters which is why we don't agree. That's why I hate the age category thing more and more. <br /><br />I still think The Perilous Gard belongs in J shelves of a library and not Teen. My old library had it in J, but my new library doesn't have it at all. Such a tragedy!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-74366899194485837182015-03-29T18:08:23.120-04:002015-03-29T18:08:23.120-04:008th graders, even 7th graders, are 12-13 yrs old, ...8th graders, even 7th graders, are 12-13 yrs old, making them YA....maybe today it would be one of those Tween books for 10-14 yr olds.....Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750715350958105088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-20607538512662856262015-03-29T16:00:34.513-04:002015-03-29T16:00:34.513-04:00I pontificated in my response to Charlotte. ;) For...I pontificated in my response to Charlotte. ;) For me, it's not the age of the characters that make a book fit an age category, but who would enjoy reading it most. Perilous Gard sort of defies categorization with that criteria, but if forced to pick, I pick MG. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-48915014946517387992015-03-29T15:58:47.429-04:002015-03-29T15:58:47.429-04:00I do wonder what it would be marketed as if releas...I do wonder what it would be marketed as if released now, but it probably wouldn't be published at all...<br /><br />When I use it with students, their always 5th -8th grade. I think it fits into that group of books that sort of straddle upper MG, younger YA like The Thief, Gary Schmidt's books, RJ Anderson's Faery Rebel series, The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place)-all books I think are essentials in a middle school library. Also, I feel like The Perilous Gard fits better on the same shelf with Greenglass House, The Westing Game than with Melina Marchetta, John Green, etc. So that makes it MG for me.<br /><br />Speaking of the books that straddle that line, have you read Murder is Bad Manners yet???? Finished it yesterday and loved it. Boarding school plus mystery plus girl power. So. Good. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-53827085029484055102015-03-28T22:30:54.734-04:002015-03-28T22:30:54.734-04:00Hahaha, Brandy, you know I agree with you that it&...Hahaha, Brandy, you know I agree with you that it's MG, but everyone seems determined to disagree with us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-90629927833467351052015-03-28T21:42:37.881-04:002015-03-28T21:42:37.881-04:00I think of The Perilous Gard as YA.....I think of The Perilous Gard as YA.....Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750715350958105088noreply@blogger.com