Practically Seventeen by Rosamond du Jardin

The Outsiders was gritty and real, and ushered in an era of books for teens which grappled with real-life issues and circumstances. Hinton’s The Outsiders, which is largely credited with establishing Young Adult Literature as we know it today. The Birth of a Genre: The birth of YA as a genre began with Tulsa native S.E. Other noteworthy authors for teens during this period were Judy Blue and Robert Cormier. Hinton’s The Outsiders, which is largely credited with establishing Adult Literature as we know ittoday. The birth of YA as a genre began with Tulsa native S.E.These books depicted an idealized, clean-cut version of adolescence. YA: The Early Days: Prior to the 1960s, teenagers largely either read books published for adults, or read highly commercialized books intended for teens, such as those by Rosamond du Jardin and Janet Lambert.I’ll e-mail out a link to the LibGuide later today.

I’ve also created a Young Adult Literature LibGuide, where I’ve compiled all the titles I’ll talk about today and many more. I won’t have time to touch on everything, but I’ll share some of our most popular titles and some of my personal favorites. My goal is to familiarize those of you who might not have read very much in the YA genre with what we have on our shelves, and help you match books with readers in the future. I’ll begin by delving briefly into the history of YA as a genre, and then provide a kind of highlight reel of TCC’s YA collection. I’m here to give you a quick overview of Young Adult Fiction at TCC. “New Study: 55% of YA Books Bought by Adults.” “How Young Adult Fiction Came of Age.” The Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature 55% of YA titles are purchased by adults.ħ8% of the time, adults are purchasing these titles for their.Printz Award in Young Adult LiteratureĢ009: 30,000 YA Titles Published.

Practically Seventeen by Rosamond du Jardin