I have been thinking a bit lately about categorizing books. With the new attention to new adult books, I have been having to work a bit harder to choose appropriate books to shelve in my 7-12 library. While I understand choices, I always have that little bit of doubt that I am keeping some good books out of the hands of some of my older readers. This discussion extends beyond my collection development quandaries as indicated in this article: Jonathan Franzan Says YA Lit Equals 'Moral Simplicity,' and That's a Tired Insult. When pressed, Franzan did, indeed make the statement that YA Lit is much "less complex" than say...Alice Munro's short stories. The author Caitlin White responds, quite fairly, that all genres of literature have in it books that range widely in levels of complexity. While I didn't react to his comments with quite so much vehemence, I do question the need to make these sweeping judgments. I would challenge most adults to read some John Green or some Laurie Halse Anderson or some Neal Shusterman. These and many other authors are writing smart, multilayered books for smart kids. I love to read them. I love to talk about them to my kids. And I love it most of all when my kids want to talk back. Such are the days when I love being the librarian.