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DiapDealer · 09-18-2011, 08:42 PM

It's a made up label. I've never understood it myself. I think the term was invented so that Old Adults (OA) who enjoy reading it don't have to be quite so embarrassed as they would be, were it called Juvenile or Adolescent instead.

I found Madeleine L'Engle in the Juvenile section of my public library back when I was 12. Was I a young adult at 12? I don't think so. Do libraries have Young Adult sections today? I honestly don't know.

The only way to truly know if something is YA is if it's marketed as YA. The label is the label's only quantifiable criteria.

09-18-2011, 08:42 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,680 Karma: 205039118 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	It's a made up label. I've never understood it myself. I think the term was invented so that Old Adults (OA) who enjoy reading it don't have to be quite so embarrassed as they would be, were it called Juvenile or Adolescent instead. I found Madeleine L'Engle in the Juvenile section of my public library back when I was 12. Was I a young adult at 12? I don't think so. Do libraries have Young Adult sections today? I honestly don't know. The only way to truly know if something is YA is if it's marketed as YA. The label is the label's only quantifiable criteria.