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Presented a realistic view of adolescent psychology through strong, realistic characteristics.
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Considereed by many to the first distrinctively American works of literature; noted for their themes, social criticism, humor and colloquial language
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Some of the fist popular books with teenage protagonists
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John Newbery Medal established to honor the “Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children”
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Typified unrealistic, career-oriented books of the 1930s-1950s
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Earliest documented use of the term YA for teen books
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First novel for young people to treat African-American Characters realistically
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Called the “first sports novel that could legitimately be called ‘literary’ fiction” (Cart).
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Published as an adult novel by claimed by teenagers; regarded by some as the first young adult book, typifies teen romance stories popular in the 1940s
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Published as an adult novel but claimed by teenagers; opened the door to a more realistic depiction of adolescents.
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Credited with ushering in a new era of realism in books for young people.
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Heralded the age of the realistic young adult novel; considered by many to be the prototypical young adutl book
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Early young adult book with an African-American protagonist
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Young Adult book well-received by critics; counters the argument that young adult literature is of poor quality.
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One of the first young adult novels to address abortion.
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One of the first young adult books to feature a frank treatment of female puberty.
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Deals with the controversial topic of drug abuse; one of the first problem novels.
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One of the first YA books to realistically portray family dynamics.
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One of the first young adult novels to address homosexuality
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One of the first young adult books to address drug abuse.
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Helps set a treand toward "dark" and "bleak" novels for young adults.
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Deals with controversial topic of teenage sex; helps strike down the taboo against frank discussions of such topics in books for young adults.
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One of the first YA books by a writer of color
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The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, who live in Sweet Valley, California. The twins and their friends attend Sweet Valley High. The series began in 1983 and ceased publication twenty years later with over 152 books to its name.
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The series is about a group of middle school students living in the fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. They run a business called "The Baby-Sitters Club" that helps parents find babysitters from the club who are available for jobs by calling during their club meetings. he Baby-Sitters Club (BSC) is a series of novels written by Ann M. Martin and other ghost-writers, and published by Scholastic between 1986 and 2000, that sold 170 million copies.
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Signals the growing strength of multicultural wirters and their writing.
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Helps open writing for young adults to innovation and new forms; exemplifies the crossover novel (from adult to ya.) Also, introduced magical realism to YA lit
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The prototype for all YA lit dystopian novels
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“Young People’s Literature” category of the National Book Award established.
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All-time best-selling children’s series
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Now young adult literature had its own national award equal in status to the Newbery Medal.
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American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature.[1] It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award,[2] the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album
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The Library of Congress creates the position of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
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YALSA establishes the Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
