What Makes a Book Young Adult, Really?

A look at the increasingly ambiguous class of books that now attracts more adults than teens

Corrie Alexander
Artisanal Article Machine
6 min readMar 28, 2024

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a stack of YA fantasy books
Photo by author: A stack of some of my YA books

Back in the day, there was young adult fiction and adult fiction, and the difference between the two was very easily discernable. A quick Google search will tell you that young adult books are for those aged 12–18. The young adult books of my…

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