tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post1687203586860260727..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Writing on the Physical Fringe - Guest Post by Ripley PattonBrian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-49068678305108938352012-09-26T17:04:01.534-04:002012-09-26T17:04:01.534-04:00Thanks for the advice! And I think that your broth...Thanks for the advice! And I think that your brother sounds like a very strong person to decide that he was comfortable with the way he was, rather than trying to conform and be like everyone else. <br /> It can be hard to be singled out, though, especially when you're a teenager and fitting in often feels like it's the most important thing in the world. Many people, though, eventually realize that there are a lot of other things that are even more important. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60505487651101878332012-09-26T12:10:14.997-04:002012-09-26T12:10:14.997-04:00Jody, thanks for weighing in. Very interesting tha...Jody, thanks for weighing in. Very interesting that Kristin Cashore regretted that decision, and it was brave of her to admit it. In the Wake, Fade, Gone Series (which I love), Lisa McMann turns that trope around when she makes the bi-product of her main character's superpower blindness. The interplay and connection between the challenges we overcome and the power we have is one of my favorite themes in YA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-9426296586877930902012-09-26T09:02:24.811-04:002012-09-26T09:02:24.811-04:00Great post. I've been thinking about this topi...Great post. I've been thinking about this topic since I read Kristin Cashore's new novel Bitterblue. If you've read her book Graceling, you know there's a character who goes blind. Cashore mentions in her acknowledgment page of Bitterblue that she played into the stereotype re disabled characters by giving the blind character "super" powers and now she regrets that. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.com