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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood: Choosing How to Fight Your Own Demons

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood: Choosing How to Fight Your Own Demons

By Ouyang Dan on 28 June, 2010

Oh, Young Adult Lit you are my Bravo Foxtrot Foxtrot. A while back I read and reviewed Ann Brashares’ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants here. I loved it, and proceeded to immediately read the sequel, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, but neglected to write anything about it. I have come to you, dearest [...]

Posted in books, media and pop culture, mental health | Tagged Ann Brashares, depression, intersectionality, media and pop culture, Second Summer of the Sisterhood, suicide, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, YA Lit, young adult books | Leave a response

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: A Discussion That Always Happens From Outside

By Ouyang Dan on 29 January, 2010

My addiction to YA literature has moved on to another series. I decided to check out Ann Brahsares The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Aside from the fact that I am going to really milk this series for review fodder, I really enjoyed it, for many reasons. Seldom do I find stories written by women [...]

Posted in books, media and pop culture | Tagged cancer, chronic illness, exclusion, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Very Special Lessons, women's stories, young adult books | 24 Responses

Talking down disability while talking down to young people

By Chally on 23 December, 2009

Contains spoilers for A Darkling Plain, so be warned! I’ve just finished up Philip Reeve’s Hungry Cities books. They’re really good, and I’d recommend them to any young adults reading, or anyone else who is into YA. Mortal Engines, Predator’s Gold, Infernal Devices and A Darkling Plain are full of complex female characters in a [...]

Posted in media and pop culture, representations | Tagged books, disabled characters, media and pop culture, pop culture, young adult books | 1 Response

Guest Post: Book Review: Everything Beautiful

By Guest on 3 December, 2009

I LOVE this book. I love that the two main characters have bodies deemed unacceptable by Western standards – Dylan because he’s a wheelchair user, Riley because she’s fat – and yet are developed as a romantic and sexy pair. I love that Dylan is not a Ministering Angel Who Inspires Us All, but a complex person who’s a moody jerk a lot of the time, but charming and wickedly entertaining a lot of the rest. Howell manages to pack a good deal of wheelchair etiquette and disability awareness into the narrative, but not preachily; mostly it comes as Dylan sarcastically noting something that Riley’s never had to consider before.

Posted in books, guest post, media and pop culture | Tagged book review, books, media and pop culture, young adult books | 2 Responses

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