Why I'm Writing This

I have been trying to read lots of young adult literature this summer to prepare for my destiny in teaching.  I need to have knowledge of lots of books, in general, as a future high school English teacher, but young adult literature is such important genre for high schoolers to read.  It gives them something to relate to and makes something feel real in their lives.  Teens deal with a lot of tough stuff in a small chunk of their lives, but that "chunk" is so concentrated and packed full of haywire-y emotions and fluid identities that is feels like the endless hallways of so many Washington D.C. apartment buildings.  I once asked a friend why he lived so far away from the entrance of his apartment building in Washington D.C. and he told me it was because of the view.  Young adult literature helps teens see that view in a way they never could before.