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Boxing With Words in a “Young Adult” Ring
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Among the requirements of the “Young Adult” – or “YA” – category of “juvenile literature” are that there be an older teenage protagonist; and that sex, drug use and language be strictly limited. So, why is the “m__f__” word there in Peter Bacho’s new YA novel, “Leaving Yesler”? “For the most part, I refrain from [...]
