Teens: Teens also include the Young-adult genre (often abbreviated as YA) are materials and programming centered around adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.
Themes in YA stories often focus on the challenges of youth, so much so that the entire age category is sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming of age novel. Writing styles of YA stories range widely, from the richness of literary style to the clarity and speed of the unobtrusive. Despite its unique characteristics, YA shares the fundamental elements of fiction with other stories: character, plot, setting, theme, and style. (goodreads.com)
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Our Teen programs feature activities geared towards patrons around the ages of 13-18. For more information check out https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/teens.
2020 might be off to a great start, but that doesn’t mean we have forgotten all the amazing teen programs we had in 2019. We decided to highlight our favorites. We hope you enjoy looking at these photos as we stroll back through 2019. January 2019: Becky Albertalli visits the Homewood Public Library Is there…
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