26 July 2021
Despite the fact young adult books are "for" teenagers, it's rarely teens who are shouting the loudest about those books. They're reading them, but they're not necessarily the ones making the most noise about books in the YA "community" on social media.
When YA is defined as a genre, rather than a category, we make our first misstep. When we assume we as adults know what's best for teens, we make a bigger one.