YA: A Category for the Masses. But What About Teens?

Thank you to Caroll-Ann Steele for sharing this great SLJ article that looks to define YA:

YA: A Category for the Masses. But What About Teens? 

Is it a genre, a phenomenon, is it even for teens? Questions and observations abound about its intended audience and its “bandwagon” effect (for lack of a better word). Have we lost sight of what literature intended for teens should be? Food for thought aplenty!

SLJ takes a long view of YA literature in our Teen Issue. With the red-hot category capturing adult and tween readers, is YA’s intended audience being left behind?

Source: YA: A Category for the Masses. But What About Teens?

-Suzanne Nesbitt