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Rachel/R.L. Toalson
@racheltoalson
Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor award-winning MG author, poet | THE COLORS OF THE RAIN | THE WOODS | wife, mom of 6 (boys), long-distance runner, tea drinker
May 11, 2018 • 28 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: On sad/hard/dark stories for children
1. I’ve noticed a somewhat alarming narrative being tossed around in children’s literature circles, particularly middle grade literature. It says: “This story has a little too much sadness/hard topics/darkness for children.” 2. I get it. A hallmark of middle grade literature is its hopefulness, its examination of self (who am I becoming), its bend toward buoyancy and brightness.