Young adult literature
Then "In 1944 [...] NYPL librarian Margaret Scoggin changed the name of her library journal column from 'Books for Older Boys and Girls' to 'Books for Young Adults', and the genre was christened with a name that has lasted to this day".[11] Furthermore, "Teenagers weren't a designated demographic in most respects until around World War II, due in part to advances in psychology and sociological changes, like the abolishment of child labor".Fables were available, and fairy stories, lengthy chivalric romances, and short, affordable pamphlet tales and ballads called chapbooks, but these were published for children and adults alike.It contains riddles, pictures, and 'pleasant and delightful relations of many rare and notable accidents and occurrences' which has suggested to some that it should be thought of as an early children's book.[14] Novels by Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Jane Austen, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Francis Hodgson Burnett, and Edith Nesbit.[25] A number of novels by Robert Louis Stevenson were first published in serial form, in a weekly children's literary magazine Young Folks,[26] including Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Black Arrow.[27] Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer is described by publisher Simon & Schuster as "The classic tale of a young boy's adventures on the Mississippi in the nineteenth century".According to journalist Erin Blakemore, "Though young adult literature had existed since at least Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, which was published in the 1930s, teachers and librarians were slow to accept books for adolescents as a genre".[44] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, five other very popular books were published: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), an autobiography of the early years of American poet Maya Angelou; The Friends (1973) by Rosa Guy; the semi-autobiographical The Bell Jar (US 1963, under a pseudonym; UK 1967) by poet Sylvia Plath; Bless the Beasts and Children (1970) by Glendon Swarthout; and Deathwatch (1972) by Robb White, which was awarded 1973 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery by the Mystery Writers of America.[53][54] She was one of the first young adult authors to write novels focused on such controversial topics as masturbation, menstruation, teen sex, birth control, and death.[citation needed] 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.[12] In the 1980s, young adult literature began pushing the envelope in terms of the subject matter that was considered appropriate for their audience: Books dealing with topics such as rape, suicide, parental death, and murder which had previously been deemed taboo, saw significant critical and commercial success.Originally marketed in the UK under the broad category of children's literature, the books received attention and praise for their increasingly mature and sophisticated nature, eventually garnering a significant audience of adult readers.Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, published between 1995 and 2000, added another controversial topic to the field by attacking established religion, especially Roman Catholicism.As authors develop their literary work to target young adult ages, readers who are entering adulthood are introduced to the idea that things do not always end how they would like them to.More recent examples include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Crank by Ellen Hopkins, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.A young adult novel that has been written surrounding this genre, "Lightlark" by Alex Aster, involves world building in a fantasy realm, romance, love triangles, friendship and finding one's self.[citation needed] The boundary between books for children and adult literature is flexible and loosely defined and in particular "the young have always been efficient [plunderers] of stories from all sources, and have carried off such literary booty as pleased them".[92] The genre has gained popularity rapidly over the last few years, particularly through books by self-published bestselling authors such as Jennifer L. Armentrout, Cora Carmack, Colleen Hoover, Anna Todd, and Jamie McGuire.[105] Literature written for young adults can also be used as a stepping stone to canonical works that are traditionally read in classrooms, and required by many school curriculums.[104] Suggested pairings include Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series with the Iliad or the Odyssey, or Stephenie Meyer's Twilight with Wuthering Heights.When discussing identity, Lycke suggests pairing Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter with Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.Conservative activists and religious groups have also criticized young adult fiction for violence, explicit sexual content, obscene language, and suicide.[112] Recent YA literature has sparked commotion within communities around America as individuals share their opinion in regards to what literary content their child is exposed to.Titles on this list included The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, The Bluest Eye, The Hunger Games, and Of Mice and Men.[114] English language young adult fiction and children's literature in general have historically shown a lack of books with a main character who is a person of color, LGBT, or disabled.
children's literatureMichael CartNew York Public LibraryS. E. HintonThe OutsidersPhilippe ArièsCenturies of ChildhoodSarah TrimmerThe Guardian of EducationFableschivalric romancesballadschapbooksNathaniel CrouchriddlesDaniel DefoeJonathan SwiftJane AustenWalter ScottCharles DickensLewis CarrollRobert Louis StevensonMark TwainFrancis Hodgson BurnettEdith NesbitAlice's Adventures in WonderlandVictorian literaturefantasydidacticismThe Nursery "Alice"Robinson DuckworthHenry Liddellserialchildren's literarymagazineYoung FolksTreasure IslandKidnappedTom SawyerHuckleberry FinnLaura Ingalls WilderLittle House seriesSeventeenth SummerHeinlein juvenilesscience fictionRobert A. HeinleinScribner'sRocket Ship GalileoStarship TroopersPutnamPodkayne of MarsThe Catcher in the RyeThe HobbitLord of the RingsJ. R. R. TolkienA Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engleproblem of evilYoung Adult Library Services AssociationAmerican Library AssociationI Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya AngelouRosa GuyThe Bell JarSylvia PlathBless the Beasts and ChildrenGlendon SwarthoutDeathwatchRobb WhiteEdgar AwardMystery Writers of AmericaPhilip PullmanNeil GaimanAlan GarnerTolkienRed ShiftJudy BlumeAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret.masturbationmenstruationteen sexbirth controlUrsula le GuinA Wizard of EarthseaBoston Globe–Horn Book AwardLewis Carroll Shelf AwardEarthseaMargaret Atwoodgolden agesuicidemurderyoung adult romanceJ.K. RowlingHarry PotterHarry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneThe Hunger GamesMichael L. Printz AwardAlex AwardsHis Dark MaterialsRoman CatholicismNorthern LightsCarnegie Medalgraphic novelslight novelsmystery fictionromance novelscyberpunktechno-thrillerscontemporary Christian fictionThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianThe GiverThe House on Mango StreetAmerican Born ChineseMonsterThe Book ThiefPersepolisThe Perks of Being a WallflowerdystopianMaze RunnerDivergenthistorical fictionromanceHybrid genresproblem novelsub-genreAmelia