This article talks about how these “YA” books are published, why they are so appealing, what the distinction is, and who crossover books are for. There is a huge debate between what is a young adult book and what is an adult book. The publishers just seek which will make more profit. Many adults still read the books that are marked as young adult books, there is always a fine line between which is which. The young adult books are not about what age the main character is, it’s about the emotions and if teenagers today can relate to those emotions.
I feel like young adult books should as the writer said have an age group, there’s a difference between a 20-year-old and a 40-year-old. if a young adult book is relating to teenage problems why would the protagonist be 4o years old? Also, I’m not too fond of the way the article states that whatever audience gets more buyers that’s the way the publishers go. There are still problems with young adult and adult books and how to categorize each of them.
Works Cited:
Hershberger, Katy. “YA Grows up: More Older Teen Protagonists Are Stepping into Adulthood.” School Library Journal, vol. 67, no. 4, Apr. 2021, p. 32. EBSCOhost, discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=cd0a4caa-52b2-3040-a8f4-3b6ea6bfd92a.