I have had several people over the last year express their likes and dislikes with the Young Adult classification of books. Some have said that YA novels have adult content and are inappropriate for teens; while others have said this category has made them and their teens fall in love with reading. So the question is Who are Young Adult Books Written For?
When you think of young adult readers vs. teen/middle grade readers what age ranges are you thinking?
YA: ages 16-20s (even though I'm in my earlier 30s and I read YA LOL). Middle Grade: ages 11-15 Book Vixen
For young adult readers I usually think 15 and older and for teen/middle grade 14 and younger. Eleni, La Femme Readers
Young Adult, I think ages 14 - 17 & Middle Grade, I think 11-13 Julia, RexRobotReviews
When I think of "young adult readers" I generally think of 15-16 years old and up. I don't think there's an upper age barrier for that one. Many grown men and women enjoy young adult books, and I myself prefer them though I am no longer in my teens. Casey, The Bookish Type
6th grade and above Julie, My 5 Monkeys
What is a good example of a Middle Grade/Teen Book? Young Adult?
Hm, a good middle grade/teen book would be Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors and an awesome young adult book would be City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Eleni, La Femme Readers
K Rowling would be a good example of Middle Grade book... Young Adult a good example would be the Bartimaeus Trilogy Julia, RexRobotReviews
I think the best example of a Middle Grade book would be the Percy Jackson series. As for Young Adult, the prolific Sarah Dessen immediately comes to mind. Casey, The Bookish Type
Twilight for Young adult -- Middle grade is a bit tougher for me to chose something. Julie, My 5 Monkeys
Would you recommend any of the following YA books to 10-13 year olds: Why or Why not?
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Yes, The reason for each 'yes' answer is the same: I would let my children, when they get to that age, read these books. I don't see anything wrong with them reading them. I'd rather know what my children are reading so we can talk about it than have them read something behind my back and be afraid to ask me stuff. Book Vixen
Um, 10 no, a 13 year old MAYBE. The content is pretty clean though. Eleni, La Femme Readers
Yes, for 13+ because the focus of the novel is relationships. Julia, RexRobotReviews
Sure -- they're pretty clean, non-violent reads Casey, The Bookish Type
Yes because its romance and clean Julie, My 5 Monkeys
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Yes, Book Vixen
Yes, magical and fun! Eleni, La Femme Readers
Yes for 10+ because there is age appropriate adventure and the story/writing evolves with each novel Julia, RexRobotReviews
Absolutely -- J. K. Rowling teaches lessons that anyone of any age can benefit from. Casey, The Bookish Type
Yes Clean and more about friendship but as the books get farther along more darker and more about death. Julie, My 5 Monkeys
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Yes, Book Vixen.
Yes, it is a great example since suicide is unfortunately reaching young kids now a days. Eleni, La Femme Readers
I would recommend this to someone a little older as well because it deals with such difficult and sensitive themes. Casey, The Bookish Type
House of Night series by PC & Kristen Cast
No, too much weird stuff going on, especially Zoey's floosy behavior. Eleni, La Femme Readers
Read one book and didn't like the writing nor the characters , so NO Julie, My 5 Monkeys
HECK NO! These books did have appeal to my friends and myself (ages 25 and up) in the beginning but sadly they have gotten "way out there" for us let alone tween's. The content is just bizarre. Natalie, I'd So Rather Be Reading
the Giver series by Lois Lowery
Yes, Book Vixen
Hmmm, I read it once in high school, so I'd say no to 10-13 yr olds. Eleni, La Femme Readers
I would reccomend this for ages 13+ just because I think the subject matter is easier to grasp the older you are when you read it. I absolutely loved it when I read it and I was 12... but when I read it again when I was 15, it was like an entirely different book to me. Julia, RexRobotReviews
Yes, absolutely. This seems more like a children's book, but it's still enjoyable later in life. I read it for the first time when I was 18 or 19. (I know, I know.) Casey, The Bookish Type
Love, love, love this series and absolutely would recommend it to any young reader. Natalie, I'd So Rather Be Reading
To be continued...
Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate! Keep an eye out for part two, more questions & thoughts to come.
Thank you so much for including me! It was interesting to read what the other thought too :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I think I agree with most of the bloggers thoughts. The only thing I would add is that each child is different. So what maybe be fine for one child may not work for another of the same age. But that is really the parents/caregivers responsibility to determine.
ReplyDeletei know this post is old but i saw it just today, im 12, almost 13, and i still read YA, even though u might think im too young for some things, im an excellent reader and, no, YA books arent for people 15 and up, theyre for people even as young as 10 and up! sorry, just wanted to make that clear
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