tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182805214114999185.post6631090637889118843..comments2021-07-15T10:49:38.001-07:00Comments on Teens, Writing and Randomness: Adults: MIA in YA?Maria Padianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187638787394947693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182805214114999185.post-71440957311435709462010-03-15T16:28:53.866-07:002010-03-15T16:28:53.866-07:00Wow, you and your daughter read quickly! I’m glad...Wow, you and your daughter read quickly! I’m glad to hear you liked Shiver as much as I did. Good review. I noticed that the parents were almost comically absent too. <br /><br />It’s sort of ironic that parents are close to invisible in contemporary YA literature given that parents are more involved in their children’s lives than our parents were when we were growing up. I prefer books in which all characters are well developed. The grandma in Brett was my favorite character.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.com