WyrdeDragon
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One thing I've noticed is the difference between US and UK definitions of YA. For example, I recently read a wonderful novel called, "I Am Not A Serial Killer". In Europe it's YA, in the US it's sold as an adult novel, despite the protagonists age (he's a freshman in high school). Apparently, this is because it deals with the character's attempt to avoid becoming the serial killer he knows he's destined to be. It is a wonderful novel, without any sex or swearing and and really less graphic violence than some of the Harry Potter books. Maybe the graphic descriptions of him working in the family morgue, or the intensity of his internal conflict, but it was apparently felt too much for American teens to handle.
Personally, I'm struggling with my own books. The first is a fairly standard YA. The next couple are more edgy YA (one has a protagonist in a seriously abusive relationship, the other deals with topics of sexuality and sexual identity, including at least one graphic sex scene). I'm just wondering how it will work as a series with such different ranges. Then again, JK Rowling got away with it...
Personally, I'm struggling with my own books. The first is a fairly standard YA. The next couple are more edgy YA (one has a protagonist in a seriously abusive relationship, the other deals with topics of sexuality and sexual identity, including at least one graphic sex scene). I'm just wondering how it will work as a series with such different ranges. Then again, JK Rowling got away with it...