YOUNG ADULT FICTION The new generation of classics.

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YOUNG ADULT FICTION The new generation of classics

Getting into the Mind Set... YA & Tumblr YA of All Times YA of 2015

Definition Literature intended for a reading audience between the ages of 13 and 18. Literature intended for a reading audience between the ages of 13 and 18. Includes novels, short stories, poetry, essays, etc. Includes novels, short stories, poetry, essays, etc.

Characteristics Protagonist is a young adult dealing with the issues of growing up and becoming an adult. Situations may be fantasy or science fiction, but the struggles are realistic. Characters, plots, and themes are well- developed and involve the intricacies of life.

Genres of Young Adult Fiction Realistic Historical Fantasy Mystery Traditional (folktales, fairy tales, myths, epics) Science Fiction Speculative (Science Fiction and Fantasy) Picture Books Horror Graphic

Selection Criteria Literary Merit – theme or ideas are coherent and relevant for the intended audience. Authority- qualifications and abilities of creators. Appropriateness – content is appropriate for the audience for which it is intended. Scope – the material supports or supplements the curriculum. Accuracy – facts are impartial and opinions are clearly stated as such. Durability – literature is of lasting quality. Reputation of Author. Value to Collection. Intellectual Content and Presentation.

Favorite YAF Authors Lois Lowery Gary Paulsen Walter Dean Myers S. E. Hinton Paul Zindel Robert Cormier Louis Sachar Judy Blume Caroline Cooney Joan Lowry Nixon Chris Crutcher J. K. Rowling Mildred Taylor AviJerry Spinelli Lloyd Alexander Brian Jacques Susan Cooper Phyllis Naylor C. S. Lewis

YAF Awards John Newbery Coretta Scott King Edgar Allan Poe Best Juvenile Mystery Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Michael L. Printz Award Georgia Book Award Americas Award

What Kind of Books YA Need... Books with characters and situations to which they can relate. Books that help them to make sense of their own lives. Young adults need books that treat the issues that adolescents face respectfully. Books that reflect the diversity of their world. Books that treat the issues that adolescents face respectfully. Books that are accessible to them. As adolescents they are going through personality development and moral development, trying on various identities and trying to answer the question, “Who am I ?” They need books about those very struggles so they can struggle along vicariously and process life’s problems from a safe distance.

What Kind of Books YA Need Cont. One of the commonalities that has come out in the interviewing of young adult authors is that they often write the book they needed when they were teens, a book that didn’t exist at the time, books like The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (1967), Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones by Ann Head (1967), The Contender by Robert Lipsyte (1967), and The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (1974). Characters with whom young readers can identify are crucial Otherwise it is very difficult for them to engage with their reading. Unless it speaks to them, they can’t use it to make sense and meaning of their world, their lives.

Important point about YA Lit. When adolescents do not see themselves in their reading, they are likely to infer, consciously or subconsciously, that they do not count or do not matter.] In her 2006 article, “The Voices of Power and the Power of Voices,” scholar of Native American teen literacy, Marlinda White-Kaulaity (Navajo), describes the consequences suffered by young readers who never see their own ethnic or cultural heritage reflected in their classroom reading: She states that, “When certain voices are excluded … teachers deprive young readers of one purpose of literature: to read and learn about themselves and others in life”

Important point about YA Lit. Young readers not only need to read about characters like themselves but also characters different from themselves. Young adult books have an imperative to help young people grow to understand the world they live in and all its peoples. As White-Kaulaity explains, all young readers, from all walks of life, “need cross boundary knowledge, interaction and experiences to live in an Interdependent world. Literature can help achieve such goals.” As former president of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English, author and editor, Michael Cart, says, Literature teaches empathy, tolerance, and respect for the dignity and worth of every human being” In addition in his book From Romance to Realism: Fifty Years of Growth and Change in Young Adult Literature, he states, “Yes we can get statistical profile of the adolescent problem drinker from a report in Time magazine, but to emotionally comprehend the problem, to understand how it feels to be trapped in that skin, we turn to Robert Cormier and his novel, We All Fall Down … To understand the emotional plight of impoverished, single-parent families, we look to Virginia Euwer Wolff’s Make Lemonade

How YA is Looked at Now The following video explores the impact young adult literature is currently making in the publishing market. Why Adults are Buzzing about YA Literature? Why Adults are Buzzing about YA Literature?

After viewing the video “Why Adults are Buzzing about Young Adult Literature?” write a short reflections about how more adults than young adults read these books. Also think about the trends that have happened and your opinions on that growth.