young adult

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The other, “Young Sherlock,” from Arthur Conan Doyle via a series of young adult novels by Andrew Lane, imagines Holmes at 19 — and is therefore not strictly a private detective show, though the character he’ll grow up to be will set the pattern for those to follow.

From Los Angeles Times

Annabelle Chang opened the first young adult bookstore in the country when she was 16.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, it shows that traditional campus structures are falling behind digital alternatives in the face of the social anxiety of the 21st-century young adult.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shelley, who lives with Noah and his father in Chepstow, said she'd had conversations with her son that "no parent should have" - and even though he's a young adult, she'd never want him to have to end his life abroad.

From BBC

We Need Diverse Books, a viral 2014 Twitter campaign turned nonprofit, is being honored with the Innovator’s Award for its efforts toward promoting diversity and inclusion in children’s and young adult publishing.

From Los Angeles Times