Young Adult Fiction

May 22nd, 2006General2 comments

Lately I’ve been reading books intended for teenage girls.

I believe in sometimes doing the opposite of what you normally do. That’s why I sometimes watch NASCAR or wear my underwear on my head. I’m a progressive dude.

Anyway, I read “Rx” by Tracy Lynn. That was Jill’s suggestion and it was pretty entertaining. Right now I’m reading “Sloppy Firsts” by Megan McCafferty. This is the book that was recently in the news for having been ripped off by Kaavya Viswanathan (“Opal Mehta”).

So if you’re going to rip off a book, make sure that it’s as entertaining and fun as “Sloppy Firsts”. This will guarantee success as long as you don’t get pinched.

McCafferty is a really good, energetic writer. I’m glad that young people have access to stuff that’s this much fun to read.

But if you don’t want to get caught, rip off a book that sucks and that no one has read.