Young Adult Fiction
Despite Racist Asian Tropes, YA Novel’s Film Adaptation Moves Ahead
‘Eleanor and Park’ has been widely criticized for descriptions of its Asian character, but that hasn’t fazed Hollywood.
'Uglies' Foretold Our Obsession with Instagram Filters and Plastic Surgery
For the book's 15th anniversary, author Scott Westerfeld talked to VICE about its image-obsessed dystopia.
Judy Blume Taught a Generation of Young Girls to Be Feminists
For many of us, her young adult novels were practical guides to everything from puberty to consent.
These YouTube Stars Wrote a YA Novel Entirely in Email and Text
Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin tackle queer identity and mental health in their debut novel ‘I Hate Everyone But You.’
'Horizon Zero Dawn' Is the Young Adult Novel I’ve Always Wanted to Play
Aloy’s world is very reminiscent of scenes from 'The Hunger Games' and other literature—and this is a good thing.
Meet the Artist Behind the Animorphs Covers That Destroyed Your Mind as a Kid
David Mattingly perfected the art of turning kids into animals in the most subtly insane ways possible.
New Zealand Bans Young Adult Book Over 'Cussing and Ejaculation'
A Christian group pressured New Zealand to ban an award-winning novel because of its “descriptions of sex acts, coarse language, and scenes of drug-taking."