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Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA ) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21.
Characteristics
Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction: Adult fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, and Children's Fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres. The settings of YA stories are limited only by the imagination and skill of the author. Themes in YA stories often focus on the challenges of youth, so much so that the entire age category is sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming of age novel. YA novels are often as short as 16000 words. Writing styles of YA stories range widely, from the richness of literary style to the clarity and speed of the unobtrusive. Despite its unique characteristics, YA shares the fundamental elements of fiction with other stories: character, plot, setting, theme, and style.
History of young-adult fiction
The first recognition of young adults as a distinct group was by Sarah Trimmer, who in 1802 described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages 14 to 21. In her self-founded children's literature periodical, The Guardian of Education , Trimmer introduced the terms "Books for Children" (for those under fourteen) and "Books for Young Persons" (for those between fourteen and twenty-one), establishing terms of reference for young adult literature that remain in use today. However, nineteenth-century publishers did not specifically market to young readers, and adolescent culture did not exist in a modern sense. Nonetheless, there were books published in the nineteenth century that appealed to young readers (Garland 1998, p. 6):
- The Swiss Family Robinson (1812)
- Oliver Twist (1838)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)
- Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857)
- Great Expectations (1860)
- Alice in Wonderland (1865)
- Little Women (1868)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
- Heidi (1880)
- Treasure Island (1883)
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
- Kidnapped (1886)
- The Jungle Book (1894)
- Moonfleet (1898)
Examples of other novels that predate the young-adult classification, but that are now frequently presented alongside YA novels are (Garland 1998, p. 6):
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903)
- Anne of Green Gables (1908)
- The Secret Garden (1909)
- The Yearling (1938)
- My Friend Flicka (1941)
- Johnny Tremain (1943)
- The Outsiders (1967)
- The Pigman (1968)
In the 1950s, shortly before the advent of modern publishing for the teen market, two novels drew the attention of adolescent readers: The Catcher in the Rye (1951), and Lord of the Flies (1954). Unlike more-recent fiction classified as YA, these two were written with an adult audience in mind.
The modern classification of young-adult fiction originated during the 1950s and 1960s, especially after the publication of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. This book focused on a group of teens not yet represented and instead of having the nostalgic tone that was typical in young adult books written by adults, it displayed a truer, darker side of young adult life because it was written by a young adult.
As publishers began to focus on the emerging adolescent market, booksellers and libraries, in turn, began creating YA sections distinct from either children's literature or novels written for adults. The 1970s to the mid-1980s have been described as the golden age of young-adult fiction—when challenging novels began speaking directly to the interests of the identified adolescent market.
Popular contributions to young-adult fiction
- Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988): American science fiction writer, whose juvie novels include Tunnel in the Sky and Citizen of the Galaxy .
- V.C. Andrews (1923-1986): American author of several popular gothic horror family sagas for teenagers; examples include Flowers in the Attic and Melody .
- Tim Bowler (born 1953): English author. His novels include River Boy and Frozen Fire .
- Judy Blume (born 1938): American author; wrote teen classics Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Forever .
- Terry Pratchett (born 1948): British author, best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels.
- Meg Cabot (born 1967): Americian author of many popular books and series, such as The Princess Diaries series.
- Isobelle Carmody (born 1958): Wrote the award-winning, Obernewtyn Chronicles. Born in Melbourne, Australia as was Garth Nix, they are often compared and are close friends.
- Eoin Colfer (born 1965): Irish author noted for the Artemis Fowl series.
- Suzanne Collins (born 1964): American author of the popular The Hunger Games Trilogy.
- Susan Cooper (born 1935): British author, Susan Cooper wrote the popular The Dark is Rising series.
- Sarah Dessen (born 1970): American author of such popular young-adult fare as The Truth About Forever and That Summer .
- Cornelia Funke (born 1958): German author, Cornelia Funke wrote the successful Inkheart trilogy.
- John Green (born 1977): The American Michael L. Printz Award winning author of Looking for Alaska , An Abundance of Katherines , and Paper Towns , also awarded a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor for An Abundance of Katherines and the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel for Paper Towns .
- William Golding (1911-1993): British author, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate best known for his novel Lord of the Flies
- S.E. Hinton (born 1950): American author, wrote The Outsiders , Rumble Fish , That Was Then, This Is Now , and Tex .
- Anthony Horowitz (born 1956): British author, Anthony Horowitz is writing the best selling Alex Rider series.
- Brian Jacques (born 1939): British author of the successful and critically acclaimed Redwall series.
- Maureen Johnson (born 1973): American author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes and the Suite Scarlett series.
- C. S. Lewis (1898–1963): British author, 95 million copies of his Chronicles of Narnia series have been published worldwide since The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe debuted in 1950.
- Lurlene McDaniel (born 1948): American author; penned a series of novels dealing with terminal illness that were enormously popular during the 1980s and 1990s.
- Stephenie Meyer (born 1973): American creator of the popular vampire romance franchise Twilight .
- Robert Muchamore (born 1972): British author, known for writing the fairly successful CHERUB series, and the new spin-off series, Henderson's Boys .
- Walter Dean Myers (born 1937) : American author, known for his writing about Harlem including Fallen Angels , Monster , Scorpions and many other books.
- Garth Nix (born 1963): Australian author, Garth Nix wrote the Keys to the Kingdom and Old Kingdom series.
- Francine Pascal (born 1938): American creator of the popular Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High franchises.
- Gary Paulsen (born 1939): American author, wrote Hatchet and many other young-adult novels.
- Philip Pullman (born 1946): British author, Philip Pullman wrote the successful and controversial His Dark Materials trilogy.
- J. K. Rowling (born 1965): British author, J.K. Rowling is an award winning young-adult author today and arguably the most successful. Being the author of the extremely successful and critically well-received Harry Potter series, her books have been sold in more than 400 million copies worldwide and are translated into more than 63 languages. She is also the first billionaire-author (in terms of US-dollars).
- J.D. Salinger (1919-2010): American author of the young adult classic The Catcher in the Rye .
- Jerry Spinelli (born 1941): Very prolific American author of young adult fare such as Stargirl and Eggs .
- Jonathan Stroud (born 1970): British author, wrote the best-selling Bartimaeus Trilogy amongst other books.
- Cecily von Ziegesar (born 1970): American author of the popular teen novels Gossip Girl .
- Mark Walden (born 197?): British author, wrote the bestselling H.I.V.E (series) series.
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