



As soon as I saw the quaint cover that screamed out “This was written a thousand years ago!” (1942)–I thought fondly about one of my own childhood favorites–Anne of Green Gables, and applauded our professor for starting us off with a book that would give us an historical perspective on this genre called Young Adult.įinally! After taking 9 Library Science courses in technology, reference, management, cataloging, web design, and how to develop programs for teens at a public library–I could set peer reviewed journals aside and just read a couple really good books. I was doing my reading early for a change–so I wasn’t turning pages with one frantic eye on the clock. It was the first title on the reading list of a YA literature class I was SURE I would enjoy.
