Comments on: Adiós to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/adis-to-my-old-life-by-caridad-ferrer/ All YA, all the time Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:42:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Trisha http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/adis-to-my-old-life-by-caridad-ferrer/#comment-521 Trisha Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:49:02 +0000 http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/adis-to-my-old-life-by-caridad-ferrer/#comment-521 Bloggers started the Cybils last year. But there are also American Library Association awards like the Printz. Re: <i>Adios</i> winning, I have no problem with people saying it shouldn't have won because it's not a romance or because they've read it <i>and</i> all the other finalists and thought another book was stronger. It was the reflexive "How could a YA book win"-type comments that aggravated me. For what it's worth, and I say this as someone who reads more YA than romance, I would have no problem with a YA book winning a RITA, provided it was actually a YA romance. Likewise, if a romance novel won a YA award, as long as it's actually a YA book, I don't see how I could complain. But I have yet to read a YA romance that I think should win an award, though there are many YA books with a romantic subplot that would be worthy. Bloggers started the Cybils last year. But there are also American Library Association awards like the Printz.

Re: Adios winning, I have no problem with people saying it shouldn’t have won because it’s not a romance or because they’ve read it and all the other finalists and thought another book was stronger. It was the reflexive “How could a YA book win”-type comments that aggravated me. For what it’s worth, and I say this as someone who reads more YA than romance, I would have no problem with a YA book winning a RITA, provided it was actually a YA romance. Likewise, if a romance novel won a YA award, as long as it’s actually a YA book, I don’t see how I could complain. But I have yet to read a YA romance that I think should win an award, though there are many YA books with a romantic subplot that would be worthy.

]]> By: Sybil http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/adis-to-my-old-life-by-caridad-ferrer/#comment-520 Sybil Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:41:49 +0000 http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/adis-to-my-old-life-by-caridad-ferrer/#comment-520 I read some YA and am reviewing it more but I still am not sure about the RITA win. A romance writer association having a romance conference to give out romance awards... one would think the winners would be romance novels. no? I was thinking on YA awards. Isn't there one? I want to say I have seen something called 'the cybils' but... LOL I think I have that wrong. So if a young adult writer group, had a young adult writer conference, giving out awards wouldn't it seem odd for a romance to win? I read some YA and am reviewing it more but I still am not sure about the RITA win. A romance writer association having a romance conference to give out romance awards… one would think the winners would be romance novels.

no?

I was thinking on YA awards. Isn’t there one? I want to say I have seen something called ‘the cybils’ but… LOL I think I have that wrong.

So if a young adult writer group, had a young adult writer conference, giving out awards wouldn’t it seem odd for a romance to win?

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