“To me, mean, monstrous and even murderous girls are frequently far more alive – and believable – than their mealy-mouthed, “relatable” counterparts.”
Do you think there are too many like-able girl characters in YA fiction? Take a read from The Guardian about how mean girls are revitalising young adult fiction.
Do you have any great YA books with girls behaving badly? Add them to the list in the comments below!
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As we move into the digital age, we are seeing books being re-purposed for a number of things. Artist Mike Stilkey re-purposes books as canvas, painting his images on their covers and spines. “Most libraries have thousands and thousands of books that they can throw away at any time,” the Los Angeles-based artists says. Since the books can’t be recycled, he makes sculptures out of the books, and then paints them. Stilkey has been doing this since 2006; his largest piece is made of 3,000 books and measures 24′ tall. Kathryn Bromwich of The Guardian has put together a post featuring his works. Click here for her post.
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