Monday, September 14, 2009
These kids are cool and I THINK they set a good example
My title refers to the books Blue Lipstick and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Both books are funny and honest. (I personally think Blue Lipstick might have been more of a success if it had been marketed as fiction rather than poetry). Both books have a believable tone. Both protagonists are intelligent and self-conscious. In this last way I believe they are especially realistic and in the same way they set good examples. I think part of the challenge of being a tween (and teen and adult for that matter) is feeling like it isn't OK to be unsure about things. Feeling like the whole world has "it" figured out and you are the odd ball out for questioning yourself. These books and characters exemplify these challenging circumstances and bring comfort, humor and perspective to them.
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Good post. I would agree with you on both of your counts. What I'm always wondering though, is how tweens differ from teens in these feelings of being ok with being unsure...Do teens have more perspective when it comes to eking this out? Or are they just as lost. Because most of the research says they are...what part does age, environment, etc play in this? Parenting?
ReplyDeleteAll food for thought.