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Bestsellers 8 The Shining
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Bestsellers 11 Young Adult Themes 40 Views


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This one's all about young adult fiction... prepare thy hormones.

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Thank you We sneak in Bestsellers Young adult themes I'll

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ashman What are some themes found in young adult novels

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And why did these novels sell so well Young adult

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fiction sells really well because you know teenagers read it

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but lots of adults routing to its very intense fiction

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that usually deals with intense memories So the kind of

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really good feelings of like having a crash falling in

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love or you know being with your friends going on

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adventures and the really awful feelings of being embarrassed or

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dealing with complicated adult issues for the first time watching

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your maybe your parents relationship break up or in some

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cases having a serious illness yourself those air all crammed

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into these like short novels and that's Why people love

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them i think What are some theme is found in

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young adult novels And why did these novels sell so 00:01:11.296 --> [endTime] well

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