Young adult novels

The Outsiders is a young adult novel written by S.E. Hinton. The book was first published in 1967 by The Viking Press. Today, the book is published under Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group. The book has a total of a hundred and eighty pages. The Outsiders fits in the genre of young-adult fiction because it relates to teens on emotional levels. Like Ponyboy, the teen protagonist of the story, teens relate to his emotional growth as he tries to piece his life together. The story follows a rivalry in

In a young adult (YA) novel, it is very important for an author to capture the voice of a teenager. This is because a very important characteristic of YA literature is that the author can assume the voice of a teenager, or the voice of the audience of their literature. Laurie Halse Anderson does a good job of this throughout the novel, giving a reasonable summary of what life in high school could be for a freshman. While a freshman in high school may have trouble adjusting to life from eighth grade

Paper Towns by John Green is a somewhat romantic young adult novel. The novel’s overlying central idea is that people are not made of paper. They have dimensions; unexposed sides to themselves that the world may never see. A person can never truly be known, because the human mind is a complex thing, filled with nooks and crannies never to be exposed. Quentin, a nerdy high school senior, is, and always has been, infatuated with his next door neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman. Quentin describes

Can a Young Adult Novel Help Teens Find Where They Belong? “What do I like to do? What am I good at? Should I go to college?” Some people really don’t see college as an option for whatever the reason may be. Yes, the stories can be entertaining, but the relatability is a big reason why young adults read young adult novels. Bettelheim was right when stating “While it entertains the child, the fairy tale enlightens him about himself, and fosters his personal development” (12). Children can use the

"Maybe the beast is us" (Golding 85), in the novel, Lord of the Flies, by author William Golding, Golding uses the entire book as social commentary. The social aspect he focuses on is man’s ability to be evil and destructive. William Golding uses three specific literary devices to convey this idea; characterization, diction and symbolism. Lord of the Flies explains man 's capacity for evil which is revealed in his inherent human nature, which he cannot control or ignore. The hidden evil within

through techniques such as literary devices and narrative elements. Gone is a novel written by ‘Michael Grant’, and was published by ‘Harpercollins’ in 2008. In the book, everyone over the age of fifteen in the town of Perdido Beach disappears, with a dome barricading those left inside. The kids are left to survive on their own, with some developing powers after a nuclear explosion in the past. The Hunger Games is a also a novel, written by ‘Suzanne Collins’ and was published by ‘Scholastic’ in 2008.

The book(s) I have ever read is the House of Night series. It is a captivating series that once you pick up; you will not want to put down. It is an entrancing series that will draw you in so fast, you won’t even realize how it happened. Some reasons I love the House of Night are the characters, the interesting plot, and all the drama. First, I love the characters of the House of Night series because without them I wouldn’t have read such an amazing and intriguing series. All the characters have

The Pigman Assignment Provide a brief intro in which you identify the character whose life became brighter once the Pigman entered it: According to the text, John’s life became brighter once the pigman entered it. This is because in the beginning of the book, John is the kind of person who played pranks on people, such as the Pigman, and drank alcohol or smoked all day. But as things develop John discovers that Mr. Pignati is so incredibly nice and genuine and trusting that John finds it hard

missed school. In that moment I didn’t really think about it. Another teacher called Mr. Cameron out of class so he stepped out; when he returned he looked extremely pale and didn’t say a word. We were watching the film Animal Farm, after reading the novel. I asked to go use the restroom and he gave me a slight nod. When I entered the hallway I noticed that to my left there were three teachers. Out of the people in the group I could only distinguish Mr. Deutsch, who was my algebra I teacher. They were

It was the beginning of summer after my seventh grade year. The sun was blazing, the birds were chirping, and I felt an overwhelming sense of freedom. Life seemed great, until the next day when I was bored out of my mind and had nothing to do. During middle school, I followed my brother, Isaac, around like a mime. Whatever he did I would aspire to do the same. This was no different when, bored out of my mind, I found out my brother was going to go disc golfing with the neighbor friends. When Isaac