Young adult literature

Some may argue that the internet is used for good, but it can also be argued that social media can have a negative effect on people. The amount of time spent on social media by teens and young adults has increased tremendously. Should people spend less time on social media? The negative effects of social media have always outweighed the good. There are many positive things open on the internet. If someone wanted to find an old friend or teacher they could use Facebook. If you have a business and…

Adolescents aren’t known to listen to everything adults tell them to do. We do what we want, say what we want, and read what we want. With so many of us on social media and constantly using the internet, it’s hard to shelter us from the world outside of our homes. Books specifically may be darker from when my parents were my age, but it’s what society has grown to be like today. We are not as conservative and are more open to discussing topics such as suicide, cutting, bullying, and rape. We…

The topic I decided to extended my knowledge about is the idea of teenage rebellion. Why must teens want to resist and stray as far away from their parents word as possible? A question with a vague explanation. In the piece of literature, Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare, two teenage lovers completely ignore their parent’s rule to not intermingle with the opposing family. The research I have completed has gone to show that teenage rebellion is the intentional defiance of parental guidance…

the characters he creates are nearly always portrayed as a young adult, which displays the development of his characters in the best light. This is why Ranger’s Apprentice features four separate books that all feature the development and coming of age for different characters: young Will and Horace become apprenticed in The Ruins of Gorlan, Will becomes an adult Ranger in his own right in The Sorcerer of the North and Erak’s Ransom, and young Maddie grows beyond her royal status and learns how…

romance is the way to go. Teens are now starting to get into the real life stuff that adults have been reading for centuries but never allowed teens to read it. Some tales about major betrayal or the love story between a baker’s boy and the fatherless girl that won the Hunger Games. These young adults are now expanding their horizon and getting out of the phase that their parents will fix their problems. Young adult content should not be banned from the Evergreen libraries because it cannot…

To Feel Infinite High school is a place where teens have to deal with social hierarchy, teenage angst, and hormones. Loads of young adult movies try their best to portray and include this lovely time of high school life. A movie in particular that does it really well is about an alienated freshman boy who meets two seniors. The seniors take the boy under their wing and help him discover the world from a new perspective after everything the boy has been through. All at the same time the boy is…

crushed. I can’t even imagen the brokenness he dealt with; however, God blessed him. Another biblical perspective, is the story if David. David was under 20 when he faced Goliath. David’s mindset was determination. Mary, the mother of Jesus was a young mother. She gave birth from the age range of 10-14 years old. Now, from the biblical perspective, Joseph, David, and Mary, all experienced different phases; however, the experiences were human nature. The phases are normal for an adolescence and…

In the past couple of years, standardized testing has become a hotly debated topic, and now, even writers of Young Adult Literature have stepped up to the podium to give their stance of the issue. Many books are written addressing the subject, but most prominent is The Testing, written by Joelle Charbonneau. The story is set up in a dystopian America where a person’s only hope in advancing in life is to be chosen for the Testing after their completion of high school. The story follows Cia, who…

and others around you or make smart choices that will not hurt anyone. We need to be the ones to put an end to drunk driving. We need to end this madness of killing people who were innocent and had so much life left in them. Society must save the young lives that chose to put their egos and themselves at risk on the daily. Society has an enormous impact on the lives of teenagers and must learn to stand up to driving under my influence. Once again, I am just a bottle of alcohol, I have absolutely…

Substance use For most children, during this horrible life event, they reach out for help from friends. Since no peace resides at home beside disappointment and sadness, children spend most of their time with peers. This social relationship can be helpful, but at the same time dangerous. Children may find comfort and love among their fellows, who cheer for them that they have the strength to overcome this trial. However, at the age of 10 to 12, children do not completely understand who they…