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Originally Posted by Catlady
Why are people pooh-poohing the YA label as "just marketing," as though that's a terrible sin?
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Mainly because it's "just marketing" that gives a potential reader next to no information about just
how "adult" a book actually is. I've personally seen it applied (by the publisher) to works that contain material anywhere from middle-grade fluff to topics dealing with sex/rape and fairly graphic violence. That to me, is not a very useful label. Especially when I've seen some here suggest that YA's target audience can include 10 year-olds.