Young Adult literature is generally described as books written for an audience of 12-20 year olds. It may also include books primarily written for adults but which have appeal to younger readers.
The CSULB Children's Collection has a section dedicated to YA Fiction, PZ7.5. Nonfiction written for Young Adults is located throughout the children's nonfiction collection (Rm 204) organized by subject.
What is the difference between YA and adult literature? One idea: in YA, characters are discovering and pushing boundaries to discover themselves, in adult lit, characters tend to be constrained by those limits and are living within them.
Use OneSearch, Advanced Search to search for YA books. In the first box type CSULB Children's Collection and in the second box search title, author, or keyword.
For Fiction: Limit your location to Children's Young Adult Fiction under location on the left side of the screen. All YA Fiction will have call numbers starting PZ7.5 and then the first four letters of the author's name.
For Nonfiction: YA non-fiction is located throughout the children's collection, find the general call number area for your topic, and head over there to pick out the best books for your age group.
Search for articles about YA literature using these databases:
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CSULB Library has children's audiobooks available. Audiobooks are available as downloads to personal devices using Libby.
