We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature ... of our best writers to contribute to the genre. To honor the best books for young adults and children, TIME compiled this survey ...

“Young adult” might not have been a category ... and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Fans of genre-blending YA books will love Ransom Riggs’s 2011 debut, Miss Peregrine’s Home ...

But there are concerns in some quarters that the new adult genres “dumb down” literature and encourage young readers toward less serious works. 10 books that will get you out of a reading ...