I'm not sure of the etymological root of the idea of "young adult" and entirely oblivious to such attachment to "young adult fiction/literature/books." In the libraries and bookstores of my youth, which wasn't so long ago, it didn't exist. Any such materials were found in the children's department curiously enough along with many "classic" works [...]

... . The Hills star has been signed to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for publisher HarperCollins, news sources confirm. The books – the first of which is due out in Summer 2009 – will be ... girl who moves to Los Angeles and stars in a reality show, so obviously there are some similarities." Continue reading this story on LC's fiction books ...

Donna Freitas, the author of Sex and the Soul, talks about her new young adult novel, The Possibilities of Sainthood, which tells the story of a young girl who wants to become the the patron saint of kissing–while she's still alive. Given the paucity of young adult novels with a Catholic bent, Freitas and host [...]

... our local public radio station, a high school English teacher, an English professor and a pundit discussed which books they thought should be taught in schools. While theses experts noted that when teens are asked to list their favorite books, ninety-percent of the titles are fantasy and science fiction, they couldn't come up with a single title on their own. Boy, was that some awkward silence.

Kendra, young-adult fiction by Coe Booth, in ARC. Sweet and salty, both attractive to reluctant readers and compelling for me personally; right up next to Speak for non-preachy non-fake-edgy non-babytalk non-mediocre great-voice-just-happening-to-appeal-to-young-people YA quality. I worry a t ny bit about giving kids a book in which the bad boy repeatedly takes sexual ...

"Conrad, 22, has signed on to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for HarperCollins, the publisher tells PEOPLE. The books – the first of which is scheduled to hit shelves in the summer of 2009 – will be loosely inspired by Conrad's own experience going from an ordinary teen to a reality TV star. "It's definitely ...