tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post884597180119583274..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: September 18, 2017: Legends of the Fall: Young Adult LitAmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-76689324965344970852017-09-18T09:05:46.240-07:002017-09-18T09:05:46.240-07:00Thanks, Jaime! Definitely agree, and those kid ter...Thanks, Jaime! Definitely agree, and those kid terminal illness stories are another sub-genre of this thread for sure.<br /><br />BenAmericanStudierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-24491049293638433072017-09-18T09:04:30.997-07:002017-09-18T09:04:30.997-07:00I would put "A Summer to Die" in this ca...I would put "A Summer to Die" in this category, although the death at its core is from cancer, not violence. The loss of innocence is partly at the distressing notions that kids die and grown-ups can't fix things, but also Meg's realization that she needs to own and make peace with her resentment of her formerly-perfect, popular sister before it's too late. It's sad and scary and responsible for my gut-deep belief that all nosebleeds are harbingers of leukemia.JaimeLynn88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17160731411046245836noreply@blogger.com