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Reading Tween novels

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By Mark GrahamPublished 10 months ago 3 min read
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For some reason I am reading some tween novels that I gave for Christmas presents to a few grandnieces they left behind when they moved and grew up. When I read these few books there was one that was actually kind of a beginning diary from a series called 'The Dork Diaries'. The one that I read first was one where the reader could answer questions that pertained to them, but after reading the whole 'book' a lot of the questions I thought adults could answer too. My idea is to use these questions as prompts for short drabble essays.

Other tween novels that I have read and plan on re-reading are the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books by Jeff Kinney, 'The Middle School' novels by James Patterson along with a few other classics from this genre. Reading children's literature and the tween novels adults can maybe begin to understand what is going on with them as well as try to remember what it was like for you as the adult and parent of a young child or tween or even teen.

Children's literature from the baby books to the teenage novels are really great ways to teach lessons. Some may even promote various kinds of discussions that parents and kids could have when some issues present themselves to those involved. These kinds of books also promote creativity and gives readers a chance to think and ask questions about various things. Whether the books they read are graphic novels or even just plain comic books to reading the classic novels like 'Anne of Green Gables' young readers will get a sense of what makes us learn and understand what to do with the choices that we make.

All of these books give a chance to share what we know and what we do not know in order to help each of us to grow one way or another. Now I am going to give a short list of some other books that I plan to write short critique blurb reviews that I may have already reviewed for Vocal, but wanted to add some ideas that I just thought of after re-reading them from 'Winnie-the-Pooh' to 'Paddington' to 'Stuart Little' and 'The Wind in the Willows'.

Children's Literature (an acrostic)

children listening and

hearing the

intentions of authors by

learning and then making

decisions

regarding all the

edifications that allow readers to

notice that

some ideas are

Literally

intended

to be just for

entertaining the reader, but could lead to some

realistic

actions that

teach and lead to further and future

understandings of many topics

regarding the

education of not just children but adults too.

In writing this 'critique' of future reviews and drabbles I hope there will be plenty of reads and comments for each of them. Writing for me as I have probably and have mentioned before is my way of sharing what I have learned from school, college and even graduate school, and even my job as a practical nurse caring for the elderly. Thanks for reading if you made it down this far, and I hope you all will enjoy my answers (drabbles) to the questions from the 'Dork Diary' that my one niece only answered a few questions so many years ago in middle school and who is now in college. To be honest I could see presents that I thought they wanted just to be thrown away years after when their aunt and uncle moved into their old house and started cleaning and seeing what their little one would like to keep or not.

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Mark Graham

I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.

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  • Andrea Corwin 7 days ago

    I love this: Reading children's literature and the tween novels adults can maybe begin to understand what is going on with them as well as try to remember what it was like for you as the adult and parent of a young child or tween or even teen.

  • Imola Tóthabout a month ago

    I didn't know James Patterson wrote tween novels! You teach me something new every time I read one of your works. It's great!

  • Anthony Scott4 months ago

    Keep reading ❤️

  • Susan Fourtané 4 months ago

    I loved the acrostic and I agree, some children's literature is great when you read it as an adult as you find teaching and things you missed when you were younger.

  • Antoni De'Leon8 months ago

    Such nostalgia, I love children books, pity a lot of them don't like to read...such gems are hidden inside if only they paid attention. this is a great idea.

  • Denise E Lindquist8 months ago

    Your acrostic is great! I enjoyed listening to the critique. And I grew up with storytelling and many great lessons. Love that comment about teaching lessons. Thank you!💗🌸

  • Arshad Ali8 months ago

    nice to read

  • Luna9 months ago

    A person as timid and slow to warm up as I am needs others to take the initiative and respond a thousand times before I am willing to believe that it is true. In fact, the tolerance for mistakes in life is very high. Many things are not as important as imagined. You have gone through so many things that you thought would end, but you are still doing well now. There is no need to do things that the world considers meaningful.

  • Jacky Kapadia10 months ago

    Love how you're sharing your experiences and knowledge through writing - it's great that you're passing on what you've learned!

  • Denise E Lindquist10 months ago

    Very good Mark!❤️

  • PRABAL TR PRO10 months ago

    Loved this piece, Mark! 🌟 It's amazing how you found such depth and inspiration in tween novels. The idea of using Dork Diaries prompts for drabbles is super creative, and your acrostic was a lovely touch. A beautiful reminder that children’s books can teach adults just as much. Can’t wait to read more! 📚✨

  • Tales by J.J.10 months ago

    It's fascinating how these books can serve not just as entertainment for younger readers but as opportunities for adults to reconnect with their own childhoods and gain insight into the lives of kids today.

  • Marie381Uk 10 months ago

    Brilliant Mark as usual ✍️🏆📕

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