![]() ![]() ‘I’m not saying that I’m a fuddy-duddy, but I think it was unnecessary in this case to be that candid about my entire adolescent life. For example, he did not talk about masturbating. He’s still “please” by the crossover, and continues in the PW piece, “‘There were things I refrained from talking about, knowing that the book might fall into the hands of kids,’ he said. ![]() Small, who has written and/or illustrated some 50 children’s books, said in an interview for a recent article in Publishers Weeklythat he thought he was “stepping out of the children’s book world” when he wrote Stitches. Neither authors nor judges have any say in the category designation. NBA nominations come from the publishers. But would I give Stitches to that said daughter, age 13, to read? Nope, probably not yet … but definitely, eventually yes! More confessions: the book was so absorbing that I missed the majority of my daughter’s first-ever 1000-meter freestyle event at her first swimming competition of the new season (she came in second – and BAD Mommy, I know). YA or not YA, that is the question … so, of course, I had the perfect excuse to order the book (thank goodness for Amazon Prime!) and see what the hubbub is all about. ![]() ![]() Amazon $9 pre-order pricing war) is David Small‘s 2009 National Book Award nomination in the Young People’s Literature category for his graphic memoir, Stitches. Apparently the big book controversy this week (besides the Wal-Mart $10 vs. ![]()
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