What is now understood as the Young Adult (YA) genre started to take shape between the 1940s and 1960s, officially popularized as more of a categorization label by library associations in the 1960s ...

There was a time when 16 was the age to be. Katniss Everdeen was 16 when she volunteered for the Hunger Games. Tris Prior was 16 when she chose to leave her home behind and join Dauntless. Blossoming ...

On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, ...

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The Young Adult genre has produced some of the most popular stories on the planet. These are books that focus specifically on coming-of-age stories without diving too deep into adult content. Pretty ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...