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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Sometimes. And given the various opinions in this thread, that still doesn't add any clarification whatsoever. Is it YA because the protags are young(ish), or is it YA because it's written for young readers? If it's latter, then is it targeted at children, adolescents or older teenagers? If it's the former and not the latter, then why distinguish at all? The YA label only seems to add more questions for me when vetting potential purchases.
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Maybe we should have YA-14 and YA-PG, etc for that.-) But then we already have the censorship tags. And there's the covers, too. Is the bodice ripped, and how much? And the title typeface. Those go to the original question of why they're so recognizable, in addition to the writing style.