Young Adult Literature

literature

The Mark Twain Award recognizes outstanding literature for young adult readers, named for the iconic American writer. This guide explains how the award works, how nominees are s...

books

Nostalgic 2000s books capture a decade defined by shifting technologies, post–9/11 awareness, and evolving youth cultures, making them enduring touchstones for readers. These...

Culture & Society

The Uglies series presents a speculative future in which teenagers are transformed through mandatory surgery at age 16, shifting from a standardized "pretty" appearance that enf...

entertainment-analysis

In the young adult novel and subsequent series, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" delivers a memorable party sequence set in the USA that crystallizes the tension, romance, and socia...

Celebrity Profiles

S. E. Hinton is an American author best known for writing The Outsiders (1967), a novel that transformed young adult literature and continues to shape how stories for teens are...

people

Jenny Han is an American author and screenwriter best known for young adult fiction that explores identity, family, and first love. This profile provides a durable overview of h...

Society & Culture

The Hate U Give is a contemporary young adult novel that follows Starr Carter, a Black teenager who navigates life between her impoverished neighborhood and a predominantly whit...

books

The Sky Is Everywhere is a young adult novel by Jandy Nelson that follows high school student Lennie Walker as she navigates grief, first love, and creative expression after the...

Celebrity Profiles

Jason Reynolds stands for clear-eyed storytelling that centers the everyday lives of young people, especially those navigating systemic inequity and personal turmoil. He believe...

Books & Literature

Libba Bray is an American author best known for her young adult and crossover fiction, recognized for lush prose, genre blending, and psychologically rich characters. She rose t...