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Begginings of YA adult literarture
The term is not yet established as a literary genre. But instead people read to children religious books like The Pilgrim Process. -
American Sunday School Union emerges
It produced many books with the topics of moral fiction to remind readers of important values. Some of this books include "wildflowers", "the early saxons" and sin of cruelty exposed and rebuked" -
Little wowan is published
The novel follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters -
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First writers that gained national attention
Loise May Alcott wrote about harsh themes and family life. While Horatio Alger wrote about broken homes and dysfunctional families. -
Dime novels
These novels became very popular especially between teenagers. However 10 cents was expensive for most of the kids to afford so they lowered the price toa nickel. They telled interestings plots and events. -
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Spanish American War
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A new century
With the begining of the 1900's libraries began to play an important role in YA adults literature. Especially the main topics of interest. -
National Council of teachers begins
The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language." -
World War I begins
The assasination of the archiduke Franz Ferdinand -
End of WW I
Treaty of Versailles is signed. Allied Victory -
Great depression
Stock market crash -
Junior or Juvenile
The term is being used for the first time. Some examples are the book Let the hurricane roar -
WW II begins
German Invasion of Poland -
WW II ends
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
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Contemporary writings
To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee
Manchild in the promise land.
Autobiography of Malcom X
Margaret Bells in Love is forever
