Chapter 2- Divisions of Young People’s Literature


Children’s literature is divided into four categories. Those categories include Children’s Literature, Middle Grade/Tween, Young Adult, and New Adult.

  • Children’s literature (0-8) Wordless pictures, Easy readers, regular picture books, illustrated chapter books early chapter books and some novels like Charlotte Web and because of Winn Dixie.

  • Middle Grade/Tween (8-12) This is a tricky category because there is a misconception between middle grade and middle school. Middle grade books deal with issues that are age-appropriate for ages 8-12 whereas middle school might deal with issues that are not age-appropriate for an 8-9-year-old.

  • Young Adult (13-18) These novels are going to deal with tough issues like sex, gangs, drugs and will not be age appropriate for all ages that fall into the YA age range. A novel that is a suitable YA option for a 17-18-year-old senior might not be an appropriate book for a 14-year-old.

  • New Adult (18-30) These novels are for older teens that are recently gone to college, left home, started their first real relationship, etc. Novels are cutting edge and more edgy books.

Reflection:

This chapter is very important because it will help me as a future librarian understand the importance of understanding these categories and what is age appropriate for the children that come into your library. It is the job of the librarian to make sure they’re aware of the content in a YA book before making it a part of the library collection. This chapter makes me want to go through my book collection and categorize to see what categories my books would fall into. It is also helpful into helping students that want to read “up” and how to help students that fall into the middle school and middle grade.

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