What is Young-adult fiction?
'''Young-adult fiction''' (often abbreviated as '''YA''')<ref name=pweekly>{{cite news |first=Rose |last=Fox |title=The Narrowing Gulf between YA and Adult |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2008-09-24 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/860000286/post/1610023361.html |archive-date=2008-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074515/http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/860000286/post/1610023361.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=eweekly>{{cite magazine |first=Gilbert |last=Cruz |title=Teen Playas |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=2005-03-07 |access-date=2008-09-24 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1033923,00.html |archive-date=2009-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421032129/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1033923,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> is [[fiction]] written primarily for [[Adolescence|adolescents]] around the ages of 13 to 19. However, many young adults in their 20s and 30s also read young adult fiction. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Kitchener|first=Caroline|title=Why So Many Adults Read Young-Adult Literature|language=en-US|work=The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/12/why-so-many-adults-are-love-young-adult-literature/547334/|access-date=2020-10-26}}</ref> == Characteristics == Young-adult fiction in the form of novels or short stories, have special features that make it different from the types of fiction catered to other age groups: namely Adult fiction, Middle Grade Fiction (for older children aged 8-12), and Early readers Fiction (for very young children under age 8). Most YA stories show an [[:wikt:adolescent|adolescent]] as the lead character, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and storylines are usually in line with the age and knowledge of the main character. YA stories can span all types of fiction. The settings of YA stories are limited only by the skill of the author. YA stories often focus on the challenges of youth. The entire age category is sometimes referred t