Alexis’s review of Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us > Likes and Comments
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That's a beautiful quote. Thank you for sharing it.
Okay, you've got me hooked. I think we all have things we have to heal or come to terms with from those formative years. If this can help, that would be great!
Derev wrote: "That's a beautiful quote. Thank you for sharing it."
The book is really well-written; which is not always a guarantee with books from academics, even those intended for popular consumption. I really recommend it.
Cecile wrote: "Okay, you've got me hooked. I think we all have things we have to heal or come to terms with from those formative years. If this can help, that would be great!"
Ah! I hope you find it helpful/useful/comforting. I really did.
Curious if you've ever considered writing YA / with teens as the protagonists? Your teen supporting characters are always so empathetically written.
(Also, OMG, the Craft! I bind you from doing harm, harm against other people and harm against yourself.)
Caroline wrote: "Curious if you've ever considered writing YA / with teens as the protagonists? Your teen supporting characters are always so empathetically written.
(Also, OMG, the Craft! I bind you from doing ha..."
I've always felt I was a bit far from being a teenager myself to write YA. I think the best YA really inhabits a teen POV.
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Okay, you've got me hooked. I think we all have things we have to heal or come to terms with from those formative years. If this can help, that would be great!
Derev wrote: "That's a beautiful quote. Thank you for sharing it."The book is really well-written; which is not always a guarantee with books from academics, even those intended for popular consumption. I really recommend it.
Cecile wrote: "Okay, you've got me hooked. I think we all have things we have to heal or come to terms with from those formative years. If this can help, that would be great!"
Ah! I hope you find it helpful/useful/comforting. I really did.
Curious if you've ever considered writing YA / with teens as the protagonists? Your teen supporting characters are always so empathetically written.(Also, OMG, the Craft! I bind you from doing harm, harm against other people and harm against yourself.)
Caroline wrote: "Curious if you've ever considered writing YA / with teens as the protagonists? Your teen supporting characters are always so empathetically written.(Also, OMG, the Craft! I bind you from doing ha..."
I've always felt I was a bit far from being a teenager myself to write YA. I think the best YA really inhabits a teen POV.