Best Books for Teens: YA Books
When I was at KidLitCon 2010 (a blogging conference for those who are passionate about children’s literature thus including children’s librarians, teachers, moms –ok, I was the sole mom blogger, authors and publishing houses) a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that most of the authors there were either MG (Middle Grade) or YA (Young Adult). After hearing so much news on the death of picture books, I thought to myself, ” Isn’t this strange how picture books sales are plummeting but Young Adult books are on the rise?” So when waiting in the long lunch line, I asked those around me who turned out to all be Young Adult authors why this was the case. The answer: adults. Adults are reading YA books on droves. Think Twilight series. Read more…