A dark and dangerous world: an interview with Gail Giles.(AUTHOR PORTRAIT)(Interview)

Teacher Librarian, April, 2005 by Lesesne, Teri

SHATTERING GLASS, THE REMARKABLE FIRST NOVEL BY GAIL GILES, "SHATTERED" THE WORLD OF PREDICTABLE YA LITERATURE WITH ITS STARTLING STORY AND UNCOMPROMISING REALITY. SINCE THEN GILES HAS SHOWN US THE DARK AND DANGEROUS WORLD THAT TEENS CAN ENTER WHEN THEIR ACTIONS HAVE REPERCUSSIONS.

Like Cormier, Giles does not present a "happily ever after" view of the adolescent world. Instead, she asks her characters to reflect the real and sometimes grim world where events can spiral out of control quickly, as happens in her latest novel, Playing in Traffic. Enjoy the ...