Non fiction reading response

 In the article "Yes, teen fiction can be dark - but it shows teenagers they aren't alone," The author, Maureen Johnson discusses how she feel about Meghan cox Gurdon's "Darkness too visible," article. At first she talk about her first thoughts about what Meghan had written and he makes it clear he against Meghan's perspective on YA Lit. He wrote" The idea that "darkness" doesn't belong in stories makes me wonder if the author of this article has ever read any Poe, Dickens, Shakespeare..." This part made think Maureen thought Meghan was not familiar with young adult authors such as these.This eventually lead to how he thinks Meghan's Definitions of "dark," does not really fit with what she claims. She also discusses why young adult literature issues that seem dark are the books, in the article she says that these issue not included to corrupt or cause harm to others, but they simply there to educate. I saw how Mareen Johnson was showing that YA lit. is for helping youth understand these issues are real.

Mareen Johnson had use some craft moves in her article to show his thoughts.For example use a humorous simile that showed her opinion and some personality at the same. Here is what she wrote,The term covers all genres. Cox Gurdon might as well be saying:"All food is Italian food, and I don't like Italian food, so it should not exist. The fact that it does exist means the food industry is forcing it on my children!" Nearing the end of the article she wrote a short story about how she suggested  writing about the affects of young adult literature on them. Within hours of his post on twitter he had gained over 15,000 reponses. But there was one more craft move that I noticed. It was when he wrote directly Meghan as if she was actually talking to her.

I agree with the author because Meghan doesn't really understand young adult literature or it's purpose. Where as Mareen knows that young adult literature is meant to teach youth that these situations in their are books real and are like guides to handling these things.
I Personally think that the best part of the article was when the author had wrote: So, to Meghan Cox Gurdon – those books you and those like you are so glibly dismissing … maybe you don't like it. That's fine. But that may be a book that changes or even saves someone's life. My first thought was this just left something for Meghan to think about.

Free? written by multiple authors is a book about stories involving human right. One character name Ryan, taught me that being aware can not helped you but it may also make a diffrence in ways you wouldn't expect. This character showed how, when  people make a change in the lives of others.