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Braving my escape into Y.A. novels

August 14, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 5 Comments

A recent essay in The New York Times Book Review explains why more adults are reading Young Adult novels. It sheds light on my own desire to read books written for kids, a tenacious desire I've resisted, until now.

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