tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post6607536871640964004..comments2024-02-12T19:00:25.783+00:00Comments on Crime Central: Taboos by Savita KalhanKeren Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-13530873463739602042011-05-20T12:55:57.380+01:002011-05-20T12:55:57.380+01:00Thank you for your comments, Linda and Miriam. I a...Thank you for your comments, Linda and Miriam. I agree it's very important to raise 'taboo-type' subjects in teen lit, and almost every author for teens that I know is aware that these subjects do need to be explored in a sensitive way and with complete regard for the age group they are writing for.<br />With my book, The Long Weekend, adults have commented that it has brought an issue to light that they might not otherwise have really discussed with their children bar the obvious of warning them never to get into a stranger's car.<br />My teen readers have commented that the book was a far better warning than any talk in school assembly about stranger-danger.Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-60241791340191814012011-05-20T09:57:50.179+01:002011-05-20T09:57:50.179+01:00I was asked about writin on torture in a book for ...I was asked about writin on torture in a book for kids, by a teen interviewer. I said that I couldn't see why this subject could not be covered, particularly in the context of my book, Hidden and he agreed. You are right Savita, it is all about how we handle these sensitive subjects and teens today are alert to and want information on things that we probably hadn't even heard of. Great post as usual!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-15539708749366086172011-05-19T14:50:28.811+01:002011-05-19T14:50:28.811+01:00I was speaking to a group recently and the questio...I was speaking to a group recently and the question was asked (by an adult) if there were any taboos in writing for teenagers. <br />The teens in the audience were the ones who answered it by saying they didn't think there was anything that should be taboo, because they want to know. <br />But I do think the proviso is the way the subjects are handled. <br /><br />Writers for YA and teens do need to be aware of the audience they are writing for and deal with sensitive subjects with care for their readers.<br />As you say there is a lot in newspapers and television about crimes that involve young people so it is almost more important to raise any questions about these crimes in the context of fiction - where you can experience what might happen through a storyline but from the safety of a book.linda strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504853632658933540noreply@blogger.com