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Peer reviewedRitter, John H. – ALAN Review, 2003
Presents a letter from a sixth-grade student to the author and presents his response letter which are found in a compilation of author/reader correspondence called "Letters of Hope." Discusses the role of the storyteller and considers if writers of young adult literature feel an obligation to provide hope for their readers. (SG)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reader Text Relationship
Peer reviewedPhilbrick, Rodman – ALAN Review, 1996
Discusses writing novels, particularly the author's novel "Freak the Mighty," and what it is like to be a sixth grader. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Novels
