In his speech mentioned in the previous post, MT Anderson mentions a book by E. Lockhart The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks which I just finished this week and loved... The story of a clever and independent girl who delights in language, equality - and as MT Anderson spoke about - thinking...
Here is a link to a review of this book in the New York Times by Donna Freitas... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/books/review/Freitas-t.html which ends " A homage to girl-power, the novel offers biting social commentary throughout — not the kind that deadens a story but the kind that gives it punch — and a protagonist who is independent and fearless, even contemptuous of others’ expectations. For girls who have experienced a double standard but lacked the precise words to name it, there will surely be many moments of recognition in Frankie’s story. She will challenge girls’ images of themselves, who they are in relation to boys and why. Frankie faces a generous helping of disappointment, certainly. No princessy happy ending awaits her. But the novel holds out the hope that a girl like Frankie — who has above all an unwillingness to settle —could grow up to change the world. “The Disreputable History” not only delivers the line, but somehow makes you believe it is true.
Here is a link to E. Lockhart's website http://e-lockhart.com/main/ and from there you can go to her lively blog or Twitter... she is an author in touch with her teen audience for sure.
Amongst the various pieces of information on her blog sidebar is a list of sites that review YA novels :
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