tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257604.post6315656372246170250..comments2010-05-13T17:18:06.319-05:00Comments on Not Acting My Age: A Northern Light, by Jennifer DonnellyPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769085264423503438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257604.post-72384254028175572312010-05-13T17:18:06.314-05:002010-05-13T17:18:06.314-05:00That's a fair question. I think that there ar...That's a fair question. I think that there are plenty of people who would consider this to be something of a "classic in the making." In other words, a book which is likely to become a classic because it doesn't date itself.<br /><br />I was using the term a bit facetiously in this case, but I would feel pretty comfortable applying a word like "classic" to Laurie Halse Anderson's "Speak" or Kate Di Camillo's "Because of Winn Dixie" and neither of those are particularly old.<br /><br />What are your thoughts?Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769085264423503438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257604.post-8466021972248518102010-05-13T10:40:16.609-05:002010-05-13T10:40:16.609-05:00Can a book written in 2003 be a classic?Can a book written in 2003 be a classic?Sara Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03634721196680595833noreply@blogger.com