young adults

The tag young adults is popular among bloggers who review books for young adults and by people discussing young adult literature, such as parents, teachers, librarians, book award committees, and booksellers. Books for young adults are also commonly referred to as YA literature. The tag is also often used by the authors, illustrators, editors and publishers who create literature for young adults. There are many web sites, professional organizations, and courses dedicated to literature for young adults.

It is generally thought that books referred to as being for Young Adults are for young readers age thirteen and above. Books for readers under thirteen are referred to as children's books. Literature for young adults is most often categorized by genre, such as biography, fantasy & science fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Regardless of how they are categorized, many books written for young adults are read and enjoyed equally by adults, such as the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “young adults”

• in Technorati Women
  MTV/AP Poll: Majority of Kids Experience Abuse Online
  The Disconnect: Most recognize the problem, but some still engage in sexting and behaviors identified as abusive.
  by seancook / on Sep 28, 2011
• in Small Business
  TeenLit: Advice for Young Entrepreneurs, Start It Up
  There are lots of opportunities for teens to start their own legitimate businesses; START IT UP explains how to do it.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 18, 2011
• in Blogging
  Facebook Lobbied to Kill Privacy Legislation and That's a Good Thing
  Facebook has every right to lobby against this legislation. Even President Barack Obama, in his recent interview with the nation’s most influential man, Jon Stewart, acknowledged lobbying as part of our democracy.
  by ryanhonick / on Oct 28, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “young adults”

 

• (USA Today) Today’s College Freshmen hit books harder than their recent Predecessors

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 438
  This years college freshmen are more studious than their counterparts of the past few years, says an annual survey released today on their high school academic habits. More of them took notes in class, did homework and took more demanding coursework as high school seniors, and fewer said they drank alcohol, partied ...
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• Helping Students Give More Effective and Memorable Presentations – Part 1

  
  Oxford University Press ELT Global — Authority: 97
  Jon Naunton is co-author of Business Result and Oil and Gas 2 in the Oxford English for Careers series. In the first of three posts, he offers advice for helping students to overcome challenges in presenting in English. Many schools and universities require students to give presentations. It is difficult ...
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• State of the Union

  
  Where's the Outrage? — Authority: 117
  For those of you who missed the State of the Union address, I got it for you. A few facts about the SOTU : • Since the last SOTU, the economy has created  1.9 million private sector jobs . [ Source ] • The  top 1 percent take home 24 percent of the nation’s income , up from about 9 percent in 1976. [ ...
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• Stayworkplay.org - Stay Work Play and Governor Lynch Committed to Keeping 20-30 Year-Olds in NH

  
  Press Releases — Authority: 131
  January 23, 2012 – Stay Work Play has partnered with New Hampshire Governor John Lynch and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to host an event on January 26 th aimed at partnering with organizations throughout the state to help retain and attract 20-30 year olds and encourage them to stay work and play in New ...
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• ALA Midwinter 2012: Francey Harris Tells Us About the Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults

  
  The Unquiet Librarian — Authority: 103
  Check out my interview with my friend and fellow librarian Francey Harris!  Francey Harris of YALSA talks about the  http://www.ala.org/yalsa/products&publications/yalsapubs/jrlya/journal  . I was impressed by their focus on multiple literacies and the open source, participatory nature of the journal. Filed ...
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• The ACA Is Likely to Exacerbate the Trend towards Delayed Adulthood among 25 to 34 Year Olds

  
  A.M.H.'s Blog — Authority: 106
  In looking back through some of my old papers, I noticed a faux press release that I created for one of my graduate classes.  Two caveats here: 1) this is not a real press release and 2) the statements in the release do not represent ad hoc thoughts but instead refer to carefully crafted/edited views.  Nonetheless, ...
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• Preventing Suicide on Campus

  
  Blogs — Authority: 146
  Last week, I wrote about one of the challenges of preventing suicide among college students: Parental notification. read more
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• Preventing Suicide on Campus

  
  Blogs — Authority: 146
  Last week, I wrote about one of the challenges of preventing suicide among college students: Parental notification. read more
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• When Digital Natives Become Parents

  
  Blogs — Authority: 146
  The first generation of digital kids is now old enough to be parents themselves.  This is the millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000, who grew up on video games, had access to email in grade school, to cell phones in high school, and Facebook in college.  If its true that people resemble their times more ...
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• Family History of Alcoholism May Affect Adolescents’ Brains

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 595
  A new study has found that the brains of adolescents with a family history of alcoholism respond differently while making risky decisions than the brains of other teens. Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University discovered that two areas of the brain — the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum — ...
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• Study: Obama health care law has helped young adults

  
  Western Progressive — Authority: 129
  A new study from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute has found that Obamas Affordable Health Care Act has benefited young adults.  To sum it up, based on a WP article , here are the main bullet points: "..the percentage of people between ages 19 and 25 being carried as a dependent on a parent’s ...
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• Thanks for making The Takers #2

  
  R.W. Ridley — Authority: 101
  Number 2 with a bullet The Takers soared up the charts Sunday and Monday on Amazon.  It made it as high as number 2 in the Spine-Chilling category on Kindle.  Nice!  It had close to 2,000 downloads.  Thanks to everyone for spreading the word. While we’re on the subject of my books, I’ll be making Lost Days ...
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• The Downside of a Slower Path to Adulthood

  
  Blogs — Authority: 146
  I spent the weekend in a skilled care nursing center with my 95-year-old father, who is recovering from a staph infection and pneumonia on top of congestive heart failure. Needless to say, he is depressed, struggling with leaving his home for assisted living and all those difficult realizations that come with it. ...
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• The Downside of a Slower Path to Adulthood

  
  Blogs — Authority: 146
  I spent the weekend in a skilled care nursing center with my 95-year-old father, who is recovering from a staph infection and pneumonia on top of congestive heart failure. Needless to say, he is depressed, struggling with leaving his home for assisted living and all those difficult realizations that come with it. ...
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• Get to Know Your Own Backyard: Winchester Mystery House Edition

  
  Jews' Next Dor — Authority: 100
  When : 1:30pm-4:30pm, Sunday, January 29, 2012 Where : 525 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128 Beautiful but bizarre, this illogical 160-room Victorian mansion in San Jose, known as the Winchester Mystery House, was built by Sarah Winchester, the heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune. Take an adventure with ...
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• Shocking CDC Study: Senior Citizens Most Frequent Binge Drinkers

  
  FriendsEAT.com — Authority: 421
  According to a recent CDC report, more than 38 million US adults binge drink about 4 times a month, and the largest number of drinks per binge is on average 8. But the shocker is the age group that binge drinks most often: senior citizens 65 years and older. However, the age group with the most binge drinkers are ...
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• Delicious and Affordable Chinese New Year Menu

  
  iamthewitch.com — Authority: 105
  The thing about Chinese New Year dinners in nice restaurants/hotels is that they are mostly priced on the higher side, and not that affordable for young adults. Dining in hotel restaurants would cost easily more than RM1k++ per table, and they usually don’t have the option of doing it for less than 10 persons. ...
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• Logan Kushner, 19, drowned after smoking herbal incense

  
  Ask Andre Now! — Authority: 112
  From wtsp.com: http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/230946/8/Vigil-tonight-for-teen-who-drowned-after-using-herbal-incense Friends of a Safety Harbor 19-year-old are planning to gather at Kapock Park Monday night to remember the young man who drowned in a creek after police say he smoked an herbal incense called ...
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• Review: “On Our Way” edited by Dorothy Bass & Susan Briehl

  
  A Wee Blether — Authority: 94
  The new book, On Our Way: Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life sums up my best hopes for how young adults might live well in today’s world. Because of that, I found the book both delightful and tragic at the same time since it calls us to think deeply about how we are living today. Often, I found myself ...
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• Child ID Theft on the Rise

  
  Credit Cards News and Infomration — Authority: 107
  Child identity theft represents a growing - and disturbing trend. Often, its not until a child grows up and applies for a new credit card or auto loan that he realizes hes been victimized.
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