tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672601403579948602.post6976274344479527591..comments2023-03-09T08:57:47.171-05:00Comments on Ronni's Reviews: The Edification of Sonya Crane || JDGuilfordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672601403579948602.post-20283165942996771662009-07-24T11:56:01.466-04:002009-07-24T11:56:01.466-04:00@Ms. Yingling, I read a review of this book recent...@Ms. Yingling, <a href="http://seeking-avalon.blogspot.com/2009/07/part-of-previous-essay-on-ghetto-lit.html" rel="nofollow">I read a review of this book recently</a> in which the reviewer does say that the sexual abuse is graphic and pervasive. She also questions why they're marketing this kind of very graphic story to black teenage girls.<br /><br />I haven't read the book and so I don't have an opinion, but I would definitely want to read it before offering it to a young person.<br /><br />Ronni, I found my way here after Googling for more info on this book and the imprint, and appreciate your perspective. And that's a very interesting note about the cover -- it does seem strange. But I saw a book the other day that was about a young black woman who described herself as often being mistaken for a boy, and the cover showed a long-haired white girl who would probably not be mistaken for a boy by anyone, pretty much at all. Publishers' choices of book covers are often bewildering to me, or else seem very sadly transparent attempts to cater to an audience they think might not be comfortable with a more accurate depiction of what's between the covers.zillah975https://www.blogger.com/profile/11194474420142697879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672601403579948602.post-14596512676428665162007-08-06T18:50:00.000-04:002007-08-06T18:50:00.000-04:00Hey Ronni!I loved Sonya Crane too and it's by one ...Hey Ronni!<BR/><BR/>I loved Sonya Crane too and it's by one of my fellow Kimani authors =)Dona Sarkar-Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777520950899454720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672601403579948602.post-41605504238862701002007-06-22T10:41:00.000-04:002007-06-22T10:41:00.000-04:00I would love to have a copy of a book like this fo...I would love to have a copy of a book like this for my students, but want to see it to check out the language and sexual abuse issues. The question now, Ronni, is why don't YOU write a book about middle class, suburban black girls who struggle with their racial identity? It's exactly what is needed, and it sounds like you have the personal experience to write something perfect. I'll be waiting...Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com