![]() ![]() Honestly, with the violence, the propensity of dark/morbid/suicidal thoughts and sex, it was far from being acceptable for 11 year old hands where the onset of teenage confusion & identity are difficult enough. The middle school target market was unbelievably inappropriate. I liked the idea of the story, but as a parent, I truly was disappointed by it. The grade it was offered to was 6th-that's 11 or 12 year olds. It was posted in the Scholastics book order form from my daughter's school. I recently read "Numbers" by Rachel Ward. I like to read what my daughter does, it keeps me on the literary up and up. I’m not sure why exactly, but I don’t always understand my gut, I’ve just learned to trust her and, honestly, to me the book sounds better suited to the young adult market. My gut tells me that you might have more success with a book like this if you raise the age of the character by a year or two. Without having read your book it’s difficult for me to say what target market it’s best for or if the material is too heavy for a middle grade audience. They’ve been break-out successes because everyone is reading them, everyone from kids to adults. Harry Potter and Hunger Games would not have been the huge successes they’ve become by appealing only to a young adult market. One of the things I love most about today’s young adult market is that the books cross over to an adult market. In other words, you will likely have middle grade readers who read up, but unlikely to have young adult readers who read down. While you might have kids willing to read both, they will tend to be middle grade readers. ![]() I also feel that crossing genre lines between middle grade and young adult is trickier than, say, fantasy and young adult or fantasy and paranormal romance. Certainly, I’ve represented a lot of books that have crossed genre lines, and I love books that cross genre lines, that appeal to readers of two different genres, but I think when writing a book you have to essentially choose your market so that you’ve chosen where the book will be shelved. My immediate concern when reading this question was not so much whether the market is too young but that your target market is “middle grade and young adult.” You really need to pick and choose. The violence isn’t gratuitous, it’s integral to the storyline and assists with raising the stakes throughout each stage of the plot.Īm I writing a novel for a target market that’s too young to be exposed to the material? Would the older end of the target market, say 18-25-year-olds, still be interested in reading about 15-year-olds? Have I completely ruled out both ends of my target market, and will publishers reject the book because of this? There’s swearing, bashing, blood, minor knife violence and a shooting. Along with some lighter moments, the story becomes quite dark and violent (before progressing into a happy/satisfying ending). ![]() The target market is middle grade and young adult. Cool bookends with many detailed features to enhance the functionalities you get are made available by many of our featured sellers and are offered to you with awesome bargains that are hard to find anywhere else.I’m writing a novel about three 15-year-old high school students who are bullied and come up with creative schemes for solving the problem. You can now get and use jungle bookends to embellish your bookshelves and cupboards as they hold your books together in an orderly fashion. Bookends target accessories are available in this bookend category. Marble bookends are stylishly designed with some extra touch of luxury to fit every context. Marble bookends are specially designed to not only be very instrumental but also be very beautiful, creating an amazing sight where it is placed. Get butterfly bookends for holding books in libraries, homes, and offices. Purchase your Harry Potter bookends here today with various amazing deals made available for you. This category of butterfly bookend has both conventional and themed bookends. Decorative bookends are some of the most used options of bookends, seeing that they add some finesse to the place where they are used. Bookends are a very handy and practical tool that can be seen in use in various offices, libraries, home offices, schools, and every place where books feature. ![]() Shop now to get unique deals.įind wholesale butterfly bookends for different book sizes here today. Purchase modern bookends such as gold bookends which are unique bookends when it comes to luxury items. provides recreational variants of butterfly bookends for not only holding books, but beautifying your space. ![]()
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