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Uses in The Classroom: Boundaries Between Children's, Young Adult, and Adult Fiction
Uses in The Classroom: Boundaries Between Children's, Young Adult, and Adult Fiction
A classic example of a problem novel and one that defined the sub-genre is Go
Ask Alice by Anonymous (pseudonym for Beatrice Sparks) published in 1971.
Go Ask Alice is written in first-person as the diary of a young girl who
experiences a lot of problems while growing up. In order to cope with her
problems, the protagonist begins experimenting with drugs. Modern examples
of problem novels include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Crank by Ellen
Hopkins, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.[30]
Some examples of middle grade novels and novel series include the Percy
Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan, The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins, and Diary of a Wimpy
Kid by Jeff Kinney. Some examples of young adult novels and novel series include the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling,
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.
Middle grade novels are typically for the ages of 8–12. They tend to have an ATOS level of 5.0 or below, have a smaller
word count, and are significantly less mature and complex in theme and content than YA, NA, or adult fiction. Young adult
novels are for the ages of 12–18. They tend to have an ATOS level of 5.0 or above, have a larger word count, and tackle
more mature and adult themes and content. Middle grade novels usually feature protagonists under the age of 13, whereas
young adult novels usually feature protagonists within the age range of 12–18.
Sometimes, a variety of subcategories are recognized. These include early readers and picture books (If You Give a Mouse
a Cookie, Magic Tree House series), chapter books (The Boxcar Children), lower middle grade (Charlotte's Web, Roald
Dahl's works), upper middle grade (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the first two Harry Potter installments), new
young adult (The Golden Compass, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), young adult (The Hunger Games,
Catching Fire, Harry Potter numbers four, five, and six), and edgy young adult (Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Mockingjay,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Go Ask Alice).
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