This post from BookRiot absolutely killed me. I've only included a few of the tweets here, so click over to BookRiot to see their full list of favorites:
From BookRiot:
This past weekend, at a little after 5 P.M. on Saturday night, John Hansen started musing about realistic YA characters. Frustrated with homework, he was wondering how YA characters out saving the world manage to even find the time. After suggesting his followers start tweeting out their own #VeryRealisticYA characters and stories, things quickly took off.
(Several) Authors... joined in the fun, while John left his trending hashtag to go work on an English paper. Which, as he said,was the truest example of #VeryRealisticYA.
Here are some of the best of the best from that hashtag. Enjoy!
Girl has crushes on several of her guy friends. They are all unrequited. She doesn’t date anyone seriously until college. #VeryRealisticYA
— Jessica Spotswood (@jessica_shea)
Teens suspect crime has occurred. Inform parents and police and go back to being teens. #VeryRealisticYA — Scott Westerfeld (@ScottWesterfeld)
The survival of the world depends on girl learning to control her powers. Girl can’t. Everyone dies. #VeryRealisticYA — Pam of the Flatlands (@PamIsOkay)
Girl spends much of her free time blasting music in her room and reading. Sometimes snacking. She is quite content. #VeryRealisticYA — emily m. danforth (@emdanforth)
Shy girl has a crush on shy boy.Shy boy has a crush on shy girl.Neither of them say anything.They both do a lot of homework.#VeryRealisticYA
— Caela Carter (@CaelaCarter)
Boy discovers he’s half merman. Sorry, autocorrect. He discovers he’s half German. #VeryRealisticYA
— Zoraida Córdova (@zlikeinzorro)
Girl suspects cute boy is a vampire, gets prescription for antipsychotics, is feeling much better now. #VeryRealisticYA — Brooks Sherman (@byobrooks)
Teen reads Buzzfeed for six hours. #VeryRealisticYA
— Becky Albertalli (@beckyalbertalli)
Girl has a guy best friend. They’re seriously just friends. #VeryRealisticYA
— annie cardi (@anniecardi)
All three books of a trilogy are condensed into one movie, because hey there’s not much story there honestly. #VeryRealisticYA — Andrew Shaffer (@andrewtshaffer)
Girl politely declines to be the face of the revolution because it’s junior year and she has too much homework. #VeryRealisticYA
— John Hansen (@ABoredAuthor)
Main character is chosen to take part in terrifying death match, has no secret skills except writing fanfic, dies first. #VeryRealisticYA — Tatum Flynn (@Tatum_Flynn)
Boy goes to wizard school. Incurs crushing debt; graduates; wizard job market is terrible. Does nothing with wizard degree. #VeryRealisticYA
— Jeff Zentner (@jeffzentner)
I love this! They all made me laugh -but hey, they are all very much true.
ReplyDeleteThey made me laugh too. :)
DeleteHahaha! This was awesome.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. :)
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