What is it about?
This discussion interrogates why Sapphire's novel Push is the perfect example of a young adult novel, although it is not published as a teen novel in a guarded publishing industry.
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Why is it important?
It is important that writers, as agents of change, understand they can influence society and its forming adults through meaningful integration of adult themes as productive elements of young adult fiction.
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As a writer I continue to push boundaries, to address issues that may be crucial, of notice, to younger readers, and in fact to all readers. Good literature – irrespective of subject, style or theme – will offer a forum to create open-mindedness and open conversation. An author as an agent of change will create literature that breaks circles of silence surrounding 'taboo' topics. Visit my website: www.eugenbacon.com Limited free downloads available. To read my article, copy and paste this eprint link into a web browser: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ePpFdNTRfXIyIWFDyEcD/full
Eugen Bacon
Swinburne University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Push –a prototype of displaced fiction: breaking the circle of silence (YA Literature), New Writing, December 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14790726.2015.1117496.
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