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YA LIT 101: Everything you want to know about Young Adult literature

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What, Exactly, Is YA Lit?

What Makes a Book A YA Novel? A discussion of what YA is, and what it isn’t

How Long Has YA Lit Existed?

A Brief History of YA Literature, an Infographic

Some Other Thoughts About YA Lit

Dear Media, Let me help you write that article on YA literature

Sunday Reflections: YA Literature Too Dark! Why Don’t We Ask the Teens?

What Does a Year in YA Lit Publishing Look Like?

Teen Fiction 2022 by the Numbers (So Far)

By the Numbers, a look at YA being published in 2023 (so far)

What’s On the Other Sides of YA Lit? A Brief Look at Middle Grade Fiction and New Adult Fiction, which isn’t really a thing but could be

Middle Grade Fiction and Collection Development: Everything You Need to Know to Help Pre-Teens Transition into Teen Readers

The Difference Between YA and NA and Why It Matters, Part II: A Teen Librarian Perspective

Some other great resources to check out:

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/04/what-does-young-adult-mean/329105/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/jul/31/ya-books-reads-young-adult-teen-new-adult-books

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/living/young-adult-fiction-evolution/index.html

https://www.epicreads.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-young-adult-books/

Fantasy to Reality: The History of Young Adult Literature