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Pab Sungenis

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8. The publisher specializes in "young adult" novels.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 3, 2012, 08:32 AM

Mar 2012

The editors think that more kids would identify with a 17 year old than an 18 year old. I'm going to try and make the case that the fact that he's a high school senior is enough.

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Help me brainstorm something. [View all] Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 OP

Was the foster father abusive - TBF Feb 2012 #1

Not at all abusive. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #2

Introduce a benevolent caretaker - an uncle or aunt or someone - a lesser character. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #3

It'd be hard...I put an idea at the end you're free to use. Chan790 Feb 2012 #4

There is some leeway.... Fearless Mar 2012 #5

I might go with the emancipation angle. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #6

If he skipped a grade, he could be 17 when he graduates. McCamy Taylor Mar 2012 #7

The publisher specializes in "young adult" novels. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #8

The best answer to your dilemma is the most obvious: zombie plague. ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #9

I was a seventeen year old in college. hunter Mar 2012 #10