ABSTRACT
Young adult (YA) literature also has a rich tradition, one focused on pedagogy geared to getting books in the hands of all kinds of readers, but one that has not moved the needle of credibility for those who work in the field. Identifying the canon of young adult literature is an endeavor that is guaranteed to leave some readers and scholars disgruntled because a text they feel should be included was left out. Crag Hill pointed out that one reason for the continued misconceptions about the literary and educative value of YA literature might be because even those who study and teach it have not reached consensus on a definition. To distinguish YA literature from children’s literature, R. S. Trites argued, “YA novels tend to interrogate social constructions, foregrounding the relationship between the society and the individual rather than focusing on Self and self-discovery as children’s literature does”.
