Last weekend, I was in Dallas at a convention where there was a more than two-hour panel in which teens talked about 120 books that were being considered for a list of the 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults. A group of more than 70 teens discussed the books that they liked --- and those that they did not. Many of the presenters gave excellent reasons for their defense for or against a book. I found myself thinking of all of you as I listened to them. Such a great afternoon of book conversation and lively commentary!
