Comments on: Something Wicked http://www.sally-apokedak.com/whispers_of_dawn/2008/10/something-wicked/ on young adult books Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sally Apokedak http://www.sally-apokedak.com/whispers_of_dawn/2008/10/something-wicked/#comment-454 Sally Apokedak Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:03:07 +0000 http://paraklesis.com/childrens_publishing_news/?p=287#comment-454 ha ha I'm not being nice at all. Your wit and wisdom are wonderful. ha ha I’m not being nice at all. Your wit and wisdom are wonderful.

]]> By: Noel http://www.sally-apokedak.com/whispers_of_dawn/2008/10/something-wicked/#comment-453 Noel Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:03:29 +0000 http://paraklesis.com/childrens_publishing_news/?p=287#comment-453 I have to disagree with "pretty poor review." In fact, I'd say pretty perfect review. Are there some guidelines out there you're measuring yourself by? Because I must have skipped that class. All the better. "The sex in Something Wicked bothers me because I think the book strives to normalize teen sex." ... "What does Gratz get right about the sex in his book? It’s not titillating, graphic, or gratuitous. It is a driving force in the book and without it, there would be no book." Spot on. And gee, that comment with the links, way to put pressure on a girl. :) You're too nice. Noels last blog post..<a href="http://noeldevries.blogspot.com/2008/10/kidz-book-buzz-blog-tour-something_28.html" rel="nofollow">Kidz Book Buzz Blog Tour: Something Wicked (Author Interview--Alan Gratz)</a> I have to disagree with “pretty poor review.” In fact, I’d say pretty perfect review. Are there some guidelines out there you’re measuring yourself by? Because I must have skipped that class. All the better.

“The sex in Something Wicked bothers me because I think the book strives to normalize teen sex.”
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“What does Gratz get right about the sex in his book? It’s not titillating, graphic, or gratuitous. It is a driving force in the book and without it, there would be no book.”

Spot on.

And gee, that comment with the links, way to put pressure on a girl. :) You’re too nice.

Noels last blog post..Kidz Book Buzz Blog Tour: Something Wicked (Author Interview–Alan Gratz)

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