Before recognizing the value of young adult literature, or YAL, it is important to understand exactly what young adult literature is. The many misconceptions about the genre lead to people viewing it as useless or bad. A common false belief is that “young adult literature” simply means classic books often used to teach youth in schools. In reality, these books are those that are a part of the canon of older books which teachers and administrators believe to contain educational value (Crowe 120). This may lead people to mistakenly
Before recognizing the value of young adult literature, or YAL, it is important to understand exactly what young adult literature is. The many misconceptions about the genre lead to people viewing it as useless or bad. A common false belief is that “young adult literature” simply means classic books often used to teach youth in schools. In reality, these books are those that are a part of the canon of older books which teachers and administrators believe to contain educational value (Crowe 120). This may lead people to mistakenly