Thank you Judith for such an insightful overview. I wholeheartedly agree with you about the focus on YA fiction; it is the favoured older sibling in many ways. Do you think this is because it taps into the online consumer power of internet savvy YA’s? Perhaps this contributes to why YA fiction tends to overshadow the equally important need for quality children’s literary novels aimed at 8-12 year olds. A challenge for 2013.
Thank you Judith for such an insightful overview. I wholeheartedly agree with you about the focus on YA fiction; it is the favoured older sibling in many ways. Do you think this is because it taps into the online consumer power of internet savvy YA’s? Perhaps this contributes to why YA fiction tends to overshadow the equally important need for quality children’s literary novels aimed at 8-12 year olds. A challenge for 2013.