Dark YA Themes


Another question asked is, must YA novels offer hope as an ending? Teens are much more capable of hard-line painful subjects than they are given credit for. The refrain from those authors writing for young adults is that their books must tell the trut; anything less is a disservice to their audience. Teen readers can spot a phoney ten miles away!

Teens want to read about the issues. These books reflect the reality of life. Booksellers rely on adults to buy these books for teens. Parents seem to be the obstacle to some of these books. Parents rely on book reviewers and if the content is to controversial these books often stay on the shelves.

Whether teens are reading these so-called grim novels or not, they all are aware of the issues. Let's teach teens to use discrimination in choosing their literature instead of censoring these books.

Source: Publishers's Weekly Spring 1988.

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