List Of Young Adult Writers
This is a list of notable young adult fiction, writers whose readership is predominantly teenagers or young adults, or adult fiction writers who have published significant works intended for teens/young adults. Examples of the author's more notable works are given here. A *Atia Abawi: ''A Land of Permanent Goodbyes'' *Joan Abelove: ''Go and Come Back'', ''Saying It Out Loud'', ''Lost and Found'' *Hailey Abbott: ''The Secrets of Boys'', ''Summer Boys'', ''The Bridesmaid'', ''The Perfect Boy'' *Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: ''Ace of Spades (novel), Ace of Spades'' *Marguerite Abouet: ''Aya'' *Elizabeth Acevedo: ''The Poet X'', ''Clap When You Land'', ''With the Fire on High'' *Richard Adams: ''Watership Down'', ''Shardik'', ''The Plague Dogs'' *Tomi Adeyemi: ''Children of Blood and Bone'' *Alexandra Adornetto: ''Halo'', ''Hades'', ''Heaven'' *Renée Ahdieh: ''The Wrath & the Dawn'', ''Flame in the Mist'' *Melissa Albert: ''The Hazel Wood'' *Becky Albertalli: ''Simon vs. the Homo ...
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Young Adult Fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. The genres available in YA are expansive and include most of those found in adult fiction. Common themes related to YA include friendship, first love, relationships, and identity. Stories that focus on the specific challenges of youth are sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming-of-age novels. Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature. History Beginning The history of young adult literature is tied to the history of how childhood and young adulthood has been perceived. One early writer to recognize young adults as a distinct age group was Sarah Trimmer, who, in 1802, described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages ...
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