tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post1730723844760336592..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Profanity in YA (Alissa Grosso)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-62740005071972657212016-07-22T22:14:24.914-04:002016-07-22T22:14:24.914-04:00It's FASCINATING to hear what offends / doesn&...It's FASCINATING to hear what offends / doesn't offend people...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-65338233246527909942016-07-22T15:15:11.395-04:002016-07-22T15:15:11.395-04:00Alissa, you and I might have heard from the same p...Alissa, you and I might have heard from the same person :) Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-57885548080640865442016-07-22T15:14:57.072-04:002016-07-22T15:14:57.072-04:00Alissa, you and I might have heard from the same p...Alissa, you and I might have heard from the same person :) Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-91871813416135941062016-07-19T11:21:57.254-04:002016-07-19T11:21:57.254-04:00One of the best books I've read-Lisa Burstein&...One of the best books I've read-Lisa Burstein's Dear Cassie, had more f-bombs than anything I've ever read. They were, as far as I'm concerned, in line with the story and didn't bother me. As a former librarian who loves YA books, I added a lot to the library I managed and made a lot of suggestions to teens (and sometimes parents). Many of the books I suggested had salty language and/or controversial themes. Oddly enough, the only complaint I ever received was for a series of gay graphic novels (the complaint came from a pretty conservative home schooling mom).<br /> My considered opinion is that gratuitous profanity is pretty easy to spot and examples of it pale in terms of what's completely appropriate to the story and characters. Even so, I'm happy when books have little or no swearing. Thanks for a thoughtful post.Berekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.com