Young adult literature

Young adult literature is fiction and nonfiction written primarily for adolescent readers, often featuring teenage protagonists and concerns associated with the transition to adulthood.

Adolescence: Adolescence is the developmental period between childhood and adulthood, marked by physical, cognitive, and social change. Its changing identities and relationships supply recurring subjects for young adult stories.
Juvenile literature: Juvenile literature is writing published primarily for children and young people. Young adult literature developed within the broader history of literature for younger audiences.
School library: A school library is a collection and service supporting learning and reading within an educational institution. School libraries connect young adult books with their intended age groups.
Children's literature: Children's literature is writing intended primarily for readers from early childhood through the preteen years. Its usual audience and developmental concerns are younger than those of young adult literature.
Coming-of-age story: A coming-of-age story follows a character's movement toward maturity and a changed understanding of self or society. Many young adult plots turn teenage experience into a passage toward greater independence.
Seventeenth Summer: Seventeenth Summer is Maureen Daly's 1942 novel about a teenager's first romance. Its teenage perspective and contemporary setting anticipate later young adult fiction.
Public library: A public library provides community access to books, information, and other resources. Dedicated teen services make young adult literature available beyond school settings.
Adult fiction: Adult fiction is imaginative prose published primarily for adult readers. The boundary with young adult fiction is porous, but marketing and assumed audience differ.
Crossover fiction: Crossover fiction attracts substantial readership from more than one age group, especially adults and younger readers. Young adult books often cross age boundaries despite their intended adolescent audience.
The Catcher in the Rye: The Catcher in the Rye is J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel narrated by sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield. Its adolescent voice became a landmark influence on portrayals of teenage alienation.

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