Young-adult fiction or young adult literature (often abbreviated as YA), also juvenile fiction, is fiction written, published, or marketed to adolescents and young adults. The Young Adult Library Services (YALSA) of the American Library Association (ALA) defines a young adult as someone between the ages of twelve and eighteen. Authors and readers of young adult (YA) novels often define the genre as literature as traditionally written for ages ran...
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Books In This Genre:
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,
- Jedi Bounty ,
- The Emperor's Plague ,
- Return to Ord Mantell ,
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ,
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ,
- The Rage of Sheep ,
- Dark Magick ,
- The Giver ,
- Howl's Moving Castle
Works Written About This Topic:
Awards in this discipline:
- Margaret Edwards Award ,
- Edgar Award for Best Young Adult ,
- Angus Book Award ,
- Andre Norton Award ,
- CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers ,
- Spur Award for Best Juvenile Fiction ,
- Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story ,
- Geoffrey Bilson Award ,
- The Prize for Young Adult Fiction ,
- Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel
Also known as:
- Young adult novel,
- YA,
- YAdult fiction,
- Young Adult Literature,
- Young-adult fiction
