YA Lit Textbook ch 2 review

Chapter 2-Divisions of Young People’s Literature
Information shared on the difference between Children’s Literature, Middle Grade (MG) readers, Young Adult (YA) readers, and even the New Adult books. Children’s Lit is for ages 0-8 years old, MG is for ages 8-12, YA is for ages 13-18 and New Adult for readers aged 18-30.  She is sure to note that though the age range of a book may allow it to be placed in a middle school, the topic, language used and subjects discussed may not be appropriate for the age of the reader. Including the history and how New Adult came to be is a great resource to have. Dr. Perry gave short book talks on several books that fall within each division to show a new media specialist the difference in the contents of each book and how they could be chosen by a reader that is not “ready” for that book.


Take Away

Learning about the differences of the types of YA literature was so good to see.  I need to create a chart of sorts to be able to use when showing books to my students and families when working with them during circulation time, on family nights and when ordering books for the library. I like how Dr. Perry showed how MG and Middle School are 2 different things and not necessarily interchangeable terms when speaking of division of books. I believe that a knowledgeable media specialist will be able to allow students to best choose books that will be appropriate for them. Knowing tidbits of information such as knowing how children’s literature is divided is one of those things all media specialists need. I like having the history of New Adult, and knowing how it came about is a great way to share with older/high school/college readers. The New Adult division is a great way for readers to be able to have the philosophical speculation amongst other things, that was mentioned in the other chapter.  I believe that having the book talks included in the video to show how the books all fall within Children’s Literature, they all fall within different divisions by sharing their contents.

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