tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post5049232499847082475..comments2024-03-09T17:06:32.355-08:00Comments on Hazel West's Character Purgatory: Review: "Scorpion Mountain" by John FlanaganHazel Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-20894395301598936312015-03-05T17:15:36.000-08:002015-03-05T17:15:36.000-08:00Yes, we judges were wondering whether they had als...Yes, we judges were wondering whether they had also been entered in the YA category, because sometimes that happens with books that could be either, but I hear that this one and Slaves of Socorro were only entered in the children's section. Children read them, believe me! And when I was lining up for my autograph on the first Brotherband novel, I saw a few teenagers who had been reading RA since childhood and a LOT of children!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-38595884234013997162015-03-04T21:21:59.996-08:002015-03-04T21:21:59.996-08:00I was a bit confused as to whether these were clas...I was a bit confused as to whether these were classed as children's or YA, because I know the Ranger's Apprentice are typically classed YA as some of them are darker. I do really love the Australian covers, I wish we had those here too :)Hazel Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234157921832851920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887010472488561421.post-66075582514972532262015-03-04T18:35:28.637-08:002015-03-04T18:35:28.637-08:00Can't really comment except to say that the U....Can't really comment except to say that the U.S. covers are different from ours. Check out the original Australian covers. As I say, can't comment, because the last two books were entered for the Aurealis Awards of which I was a judge, but you may not see any love triangle at this stage, because these books are regarded as Middle grade and were entered for the children's section of the Awards, not the YA, despite the characters' ages. And children DO read them.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com