Thread: Can someone explain the YA label to me
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Old 09-18-2011, 11:41 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by alansplace View Post
i read 'em right now:

rick brandt
hardy boys
nancy drew
harry potter
twilight
alosha trilogy
robert a. heinlein's juveniles
and others
I don't know all of those authors, but the ones I do know would be "juvenile," not YA.

YA is more adult because the violence may be more disturbing, and relationships may be a significant theme. Romeo and Juliet would be YA, I think.
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