tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post4085044235261999411..comments2023-11-13T16:43:01.201-08:00Comments on Deborah J. Ross: More on turning enemies into friendsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-27181498211725102962011-03-15T17:09:24.339-07:002011-03-15T17:09:24.339-07:00To answer your question first, I've done some ...To answer your question first, I've done some short work for middle school age (in two of Bruce Coville's anthologies--I may post the dinosaur story in my "Read A Story" here), but generally older. My own kids read my first two novels while they were still in high school.<br /><br />I want to address the point that people who are themselves abused as children often perpetuate what they have endured. I think that's only half the picture. The other half is that everyone has the ability to change; sometimes people just need a hand up. Not a "get out of jail free" card, not forgiveness in the sense of condoning unacceptable behavior. Sometimes it's another person, sometimes that inner light and the possibility of making amends. That's why the Weisser/Trapp story is so moving to me. We're all capable of that level of compassion, it's just that most of us don't realize it.Deborah J. Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062367794652668585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242607410560272655.post-72697871944424762262011-03-15T15:05:58.004-07:002011-03-15T15:05:58.004-07:00Anonymous me again -- going to an extreme, the nov...Anonymous me again -- going to an extreme, the novel I think of immediately is In Cold Blood, Truman Capote's attempt at creating new genre of "the nonfiction novel." What came across most strongly was why at least one of these men had become a callous participant in murder: just an horrendous childhood, devoid of a loving caring person he could long put trust in. What age group are you generally writing for? JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com