When I finished my novel, I felt it was geared toward a literary audience, but many are suggesting its YA.
The book is character-driven and the main character is a thirteen-year-old boy. The main theme revolves around the collective understanding of archetypical symbols - the boy, who is followed by crows, believes the symbols have been manipulated by the village Elder to keep the villagers in fear. There is a great deal of prose throughout the novel and the word count is a bit under 100,000, which I've read is a tad high for YA. One of the main themes I worked on cultivating is an eco-literary slant about the importance of man's relationship with the natural world.
Is there such a thing as literary young adult?
Also, this is the 1st book of a 3 part series, and by book two the character is early twenties, and book three mid to late twenties.
Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated as I've been pulling my hair out for months trying to determine just who this book is best geared toward.
The book is character-driven and the main character is a thirteen-year-old boy. The main theme revolves around the collective understanding of archetypical symbols - the boy, who is followed by crows, believes the symbols have been manipulated by the village Elder to keep the villagers in fear. There is a great deal of prose throughout the novel and the word count is a bit under 100,000, which I've read is a tad high for YA. One of the main themes I worked on cultivating is an eco-literary slant about the importance of man's relationship with the natural world.
Is there such a thing as literary young adult?
Also, this is the 1st book of a 3 part series, and by book two the character is early twenties, and book three mid to late twenties.
Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated as I've been pulling my hair out for months trying to determine just who this book is best geared toward.