Notes:

The Verbivore mentions understanding the developmental stages and challenges that teenagers face as part of the process of writing with empathy and understanding. Here are a few resources:

NOBA Project Adolescent Development - https://nobaproject.com/modules/adolescent-development#:~:text=Conclusions,exploring%20romantic%20relationships%20and%20sexuality

Psychology Today Adolescence - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/adolescence

The Verbivore misremembered what happens in Veronica Roth’s short stories in her Four . The part that she was referencing comes from the end of the last book in the Divergent series Allegiant.

The Verbivore mentions a Writer’s Digest article written by a teenage writer with a list of things not to do, that specifically discusses problems with using slang when you don’t fully understand how it is used by that generation. Here is the link to that article:

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/what-not-to-do-when-writing-ya-books-advice-from-a-teen-writer

The Verbivore mentions an article that discusses creating a realistic teenage voice in the narrative, using Meg Cabot’s The Princess Diaries as an example. Here is that article:

https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-young-adult/

The Verbivore mistakenly says “Ted” when the author is Tom Leveen. Here is a quote from Laurie Halse Anderson about hope in her books:

“Ending on an encouraging note is part of my moral code. Teenagers need to see a model of hope and growth.”

The Verbivore mentions a quote from the movie The Jane Austen Book Club, it focuses on a character who is still grappling with some trauma from childhood and her experience in school. That dialogue exchange is as follows:

“Baby, high school's over.”

“High school's never over..”

Books Mentioned:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Fourby Veronica Roth

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

The Harry Potter Series (Books 1-7) by J. K. Rowling

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

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