Mundane secrets of the YA-YA authorhood

[prog]

Here is a troll for my kid-lit friends: What defines a young-adult (or even childrens') novel? I mean, what makes a given work of fiction YA versus, er, "grown-up"? Is it just a matter of PG-13-or-lower content with (usually) young central characters?

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[cookieboyginge.livejournal.com]

slightly to noticeably larger typeface.

i do not think that Catcher in the Rye was intended exclusively, or even primarily, for an 11-18 yr.old audience.

i am not always very helpful.
(hi. j.)