I've looked at 2 of the YA blogs so far and they are a bit overwhelming. First I looked at Stacked. The entries on this blog are really looonnnnnggg. I wish I had as much time as this blogger did. A review for one book meant a lot of scrolling. If you can't sum up the book in about 2 small paragraphs, then you are loosing me. Thus, this blog lost me.
The second blog I looked at was Forever Young Adult. This blog covers books and movies and apparently has ads for male enhancement things (didn't think they needed that at that age, but I digress...). This one is more concise, so concise in fact that you need a slang dictionary to understand what the person is saying. I think the writer forgot this was a blog and not a text message. Did you know there is a Hunger Games drinking game? Anyway, I might come back to this blog.
Next I read School Library Journal. I read SLJ now in my in-box, so I'm familiar with the style, layout and how the book discussions are laid out. I feel more at home on this blog, so I will be using this as one for my assignment.
The last blog I looked at was Squeetus - the marketing medium for Shannon Hale. I just watched a video for the new series Ever After High that is coming out in the fall. A co-worker walked by while I was watching the video and asked if I was watching My Little Pony. I think this series - which covers the kids of famous fairy tale characters, is a cute idea, but not for teens. A 8-10 age audience may be more appropriate. My crystal ball sees Mattel making a line of dolls and fashion clothes for them. Then a pre pre-teen line of make-up and jewelry.
I think for this assignment I'll stick with SLJ and Forever Young Adult.
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