Young adult novels

of kinship and how it influences others is found in the book Waterlily compared to kids in today’s society, by being influenced when they were younger, in their teen years, and adulthood. Waterlily as a child uses her mother and grandmother as her guide to show her the basics of being a good kid, similar to kids in society who also using their parents to know the difference between the rights and wrongs to life. Kids in today’s society are using their parents as a guide on early childhood development and how to act when their young. An online source read that "A study investigating the connection between parent’s investment and children’s competence suggests that the emotional involvement of parents really does matter and affects the outcome of their child’s emotional competence and regulation" (Volling 458). This talks about how…

In the Novel, The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton expressed the temptations, peer pressure, and the unknown circumstances young teens face in everyday life. Hinton uses the character, Ponyboy, to represent the teens. Drugs, fights, class division, and a broken home are just a few realistic situations Hinton uses to give an honest account of teenage struggles. Unfortunately, because of her raw honesty, many critics have seen the story as a problem novel. For example, one critic believes that the story is…

“kidnapped at a young age” ad. In this novel, Janie must decide if she should believe or even act upon this ad. This draws readers in because many young adults face hard situations daily, and struggle to do the right thing. The Face on the Milk Carton is challenged due to its sexual content and challenge of authority, according to http://thefaceonthmilkcartonisawesome.weebly.com/. Caroline B. Cooney’s The Face on the Milk Carton should be placed on an optional ninth grade reading list because…

There were two girls named Alice and Sarah who had been best friends forever since their childhood. They lived in the same neighborhood, attended the same school. However, they both were made of two different character. Alice was joyful and outgoing. In the other hand Sarah was very shy and quiet. One day, they both were having conversation about their friendship. Alice started to talk and asked, “Do you think we will be best friend forever?” Sarah said, “I think so. Why wouldn 't we?” “I…

him being such a great kid is he is somewhat hypocritical. The night when Margo comes to Q's window and asks him to partake in a night full of criminal activity, he is hesitant and claims he will not get arrested, because he has plans for himself, including attending Duke. It is only a few moments later where he is breaking and entering, graffitiing, and putting Nair on a guy's eyebrows with such joy and emotion. It appears all lovers and heroes will break the rules for their love. We will say…

that he became known for, which took the form of short stories. They later were turned into novels and then wrote a new series The Brotherband Chronicles while also continuing his Ranger’s Apprentice series. The books were originally written for his teenage son to see heroes that didn’t need a lot of strength and then continued the stories for other young adults to enjoy and find motivation in. As seen by his personal social media, John Flanagan has been much loved by many of his fans when met…

“smudge” “crack” and even “shatter” the “pristine glass” that symbolizes youth and teenagers, what Albom fails to recognize is that it is not only adults that shape children. Raising a child is not as simple as not scratching, or not breaking them, it is to show kids how to think for themselves, how to make responsible choices and to strive to be good people. Parents are not the only factor in whether or not a child is damaged, due to adolescents becoming ensnared by external factors that shape…

ever imagine. This statement shows in the Young Adult Novel, The Diary of a Part-Time Indian since it depicts Junior, an Indigenous character from the Spokane Clan, who is in a state of poverty and is at a high disadvantage when dealing with the issue of education. In the novel, Junior is limited with the education system, textbooks given at his reserve are out of date, for example, or having no proper teachers to educate them. Which clearly indifferent to the school up west called Reardan where…

media is usually shown incorrectly and places unrealistic expectations on the teens when they are at the most vulnerable stage in their life. Teens magazine will be giving teens the opportunity to speak up and say how they think they’re represented in the media. The media portrays teenagers in many ways which can be shown as realistic or unrealistic representations and can give misleading thoughts about the young adults. The accurate representations of teenagers, ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ by…

issues of the young people who find it difficult to fit in. The Cage of Butterflies is a book inscribed by Brian Caswell in 1992. This book is about a group of teenagers with IQs well above 150 who saved a group of babies from a malevolent syndicate. Being extremely intellectual, it is difficult for them to fit in with the “normal” society. Their intelligence has caused them disputes in the past and will…