While the genre is targeted to teenagers, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation.
In theof Harry Potter and Katniss. Books shelved as young -adult- literature : The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, The.
A number of you noted last week that you’d like to see us address the issue of finding high quality books for older children, particularly books for teens. So today we’re doing just that! But while the publishing industry markets these books primarily to young adults, that’s not always who reads them. This book is an essential resource for preservice educators to help young adults understand and appreciate the excellent literature that is available to them. However, the label has grown to include what is called Middle Grade Literature , aimed at older children from to 1 and New Adult Literature , aimed at young adults from to 30.
These labels, though, are not stable boundaries.