Young adult genre

YA fiction offers something to suit a range of reading tastes — making it less of a genre as such, and more of a category with a recommended reading age. From romance to horror and everything in between, nearly every genre is covered under the umbrella category of YA fiction; here are the ones that tend to feature most commonly:. Dystopian stories are usually set in a more sinister version of our own world, featuring young protagonists who have to struggle against a bleak and oppressive system, while tackling adult dilemmas such as death. If you enjoyed it, take a look at the following:. YA crime and mystery narratives usually centre on a crime — most often, a murder — that the young protagonist and sometimes their friends must resolve by piecing together a series of clues. If you thought crime books were just for adult readers, think again.

This article is from the archive of our partner. When we launched our series on Young Adult fiction for the many adults who are reading those books, we didn't consider it a statement about the official publishing-world definition of "Y. Basil E. Frankweiler or Beverly Cleary's Ramona series, are what you'd call "middle grade," or even "children's," for the under set. Meanwhile, the later books in the Harry Potter and Twilight series, for instance, skew on the older side of Y. For our purposes, it doesn't so much matter what the strict publishing definition of Y.

A librarian is available via CHAT 24 hours a day. Click the yellow "Ask a Librarian" button at the bottom of this page to start chatting! CSULB librarians are available during these hours , otherwise a worldwide co-op of librarians will help you. Young Adult literature is generally described as books written for an audience of year olds.

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