young adult

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a category of fiction that is primarily intended for adolescent readers

young adult fiction/literature

We live in an era of blockbuster young adult book series: Harry Potter, Twilight, now the Hunger Games.—

Leah Wilson

Early in her four-year career as the young adult librarian of the Huckaby Public Library, Veronica Garde observed that most of the staff had a sliding scale of courtesy toward library users, teenagers being given the shortest shrift.—

A. J. Anderson

—abbreviation YA

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Hall was well-acquainted with the food industry throughout his young adult life. —

Mike Keckhaver), arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025 Good Morning America also launched their young adult book club in September 2024. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025 Though the new series skews more young adult, there's still a content consideration in mind when meting out death and destruction. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Many of us discovered our love of reading through young adult books. —

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