Assignment 1:
Awesome flow chart. Cool way to present readalikes
Assignment 2:
Read "New Adult: Needless Marketing-Speak Or Valued Subgrenre?" Publisher’s Weekly, Dec 14, 2012 and "Who is Buying Teen Books?" Christian Science Monitor Sep 14, 2012
Many teen books contain content that appeal to "new adults" because teens are dealing with very adult issues. Teen books discuss various issues of morality, including war, family violence, rape, drugs, divorce, bullying, and taking a stand in the face of peer pressure. Romantic relationships are just as real to teens as they are to adults.
Posted comments on Sue Fridrich and Miky Segal blogs.
Assignment 3:
I followed "Stacked". The reviews I read were beautifully written and the content and goal very worthwhile. When I decided to add it to my favorites as a resource, it struck me that this source is appealing to professionals rather than teens. The whole feel of the website says "librarian". It practically has half-glasses, sensible shoes, and a bun. If your audience is teen, your website should look modern, full of activity, and fun. This feels too much like going to school and getting an assignment. They've been featured in AARP for heaven's sake!
Contrast this with John Green books. Eye-catching graphics, imbedded videos, casual, fun conversation. It makes you want to read all of the John Green's books - and then find out who writes like him, and read and read and read.
Assignment 4:
Teens/Penguin Young Readers
Teens at Random
Dystopia and fantasy in general continue to be highly popular. There is the occasional realistic fiction, but it looks like fantasy will prevail. Movies will also drive popularily, with Hunger Games, the Hobbit, Percy Jackson, etc. Vampires may live forever, but apparently not their popularity. They will continue to fade into obscurity.
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