• The Picard ManeuverOP
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    7 months ago

    It’s used to refer to the “young adult” genre of novels: e.g. The Hunger Games, Harry Potter

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      7 months ago

      Does Harry Potter really fit in that category? It’s not exactly about a dystopian civilization that can only be saved by a random edgy teen who gets side tracked by awkward romances…never mind it fits.

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        7 months ago

        As fas as I know, Y.A. isn’t about dystopias but rather a book marketed at young adults in general and oftens contains some kind of coming of age storyline