Fun Facts About YA

-In the summer of 2012 NPR Books undertook a survey to determine which are the best ever young adult books according to popular vote. Included in this list are THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green, the DIVERGENT series by Veronica Roth and the PRINCESS DIARIES series by Meg Cabot
-According to Publisher's Weekly 55% of YA books are bought by those between the ages of 30 to 44 (78% of those in this age category buy the books for themselves rather than for a YA in their life)
-YA is the world's fastest growing genre (Fantasy and realistic-fiction are the most popular genres within the realm of YA)
-After J.K. Rowling's success with the genre many other big named authors decided to try their hand at it (for instance, Joyce Carol Oates)
-YA lit has the support of many big names behind it including TIME magazine book critic Lev Grossman
-A recent topic in the world of YA that has been both dominating blogs and Twitter has been on sex in YA (This topic has primarily stemmed from Simon Pulse announcing that they would be adding an additional 10,000 words to Abbi Glines' THE VINCENT BOYS series, 10,000 words which contain "explicit, adult sexual content"-For more thorough analysis of this topic visit STACKED)