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First YA Librarian
Mabel Williams Atkinson, J. (1986, Fall). Pioneers in public library service to young adults. Top of the News, 43 (1), 30 -
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YA Books
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YA gets a name.
Earliest documented use of the term YA for teen books. "Girl Reading." Flickr. Web. 5 June 2011. http://www.flickr.com/photos/o5com/4951618678/ -
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YA paperbacks published
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YA books become their own genre
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Graphic Novels appear
Bleach,
Naruto,
Deathnote -
Twilight becomes YA bestseller.
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Ya books made into movies
Beastly,
Kind of a Funny Story,
Twilight,
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Hunger Games -
YA books become top sellers
Twilight,
Looking for Alaska,
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#YASaves Twitter Tag trends in US and world
Darkness Too Visible In response to a Wall Street Journal article claiming YA Lit. is too dark 15,000 plus people have tweeted about how YA literature has saved and/or helped them personally. The Wall Street Journal article has 34 comments. -
YA Books take over the world!
And I become the Queen! :)