The Powers That Be have pronounced
Realistic YA (a la John Green or Rainbow Rowell) to be the Next Big Thing in
teen lit. This past weekend, @aboredauthor started a hashtag topic on Twitter,
which turned into a sensation.
What if we all wrote Very Realistic YA?
The rest is history. I was totally
smitten (spent precious copy-editing minutes snickering at the computer.) If
you’re on Twitter, check out #VeryRealisticYA . Here are my attempts:
·
Orphan farm boy hatches dragon's egg;
dragon eats farm boy and sets fire to farm. #VeryRealisticYA
·
Girl discovers parents have hidden
their past lives in a secretive organization. Turns out they were
scientologists. #VeryRealisticYA
·
Small town boy stays in small town,
marries small town girl. Gets job at the plant. #VeryRealisticYA
· High school boy stops heart medication, becomes
incredibly strong and muscular. Med was interfering with his steroids. #VeryRealisticYA
· Girl tries to hide strange markings on her skin. Mother
spots them and grounds her for getting tattoos. #VeryRealisticYA
·
Two
teens with cancer meet, and decide they spend MORE than enough time thinking
about cancer. They avoid each other. #VeryRealisticYA
·
Two
misfits meet and find out that they have absolutely nothing in common. They
never speak again. #VeryRealisticYA
·
Teens
are trapped in giant maze and cannot find their way out. They give up and play
video games. #VeryRealisticYA
· Girl finds mysterious jeweled dagger in
a lockbox under the bed. Sells it on eBay and takes friends to Belize. #VeryRealisticYA
