ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the changes in reading and other literacy practices of adolescents living in central Mexico over the past 25 years. It explores some of the possible reasons for these changes, such as the increase in publications for young adults and the presence of digital and social media, and looks at how schools and the curriculum have responded to them. The past 25 years in Mexico have witnessed a boom in publishing children's and young adult (YA) literature influenced by a rapidly expanding global market. In theory, young people born in the 1990s and 2000s have grown up with access to the widest range of publications intended for their age group, including complex, multimodal texts that demand active readers. Findings from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)/Banco Nacional de México (BANAMEX) survey revealed that young people in Mexico engage in some form of self-selected reading every day.
