The author of more than 60 books, Ms. Stolz was an early practitioner of the young-adult novel.

The series is based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Sasha Paley.

It won the 1996 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.

My colleague Macy noted that they should have made it one word: kindlefire, like a secret power in some dystopian young-adult novel.

The grim young-adult novel had barely slouched off when this new children's literature moved in, fresh-faced and friendly as the kid next door.

She is also working on her first young-adult novel.

(Find out about the young-adult novel that is the basis for this film.)

These are the subjects of a spate of recently published young-adult novels that have some librarians and parents concerned.

With Up to Low, Doyle produced his first young-adult novel.

Dale Peck, who has written for adults and children, is currently at work on his first young-adult novel.

The second novel of the series received a generally positive review, especially from critics that review primarily young-adult novels.

Bauer writes what are known as young-adult novels, a term that has largely become a euphemism for social problem novels.

Code Name Verity is a young-adult historical novel by Elizabeth Wein that was published in 2012.

Shadoweyes is a young-adult graphic novel by Ross Campbell and published by Slave Labor Graphics.

The pileup of significant events in "How to Deal," which opens nationwide today, may be explained by the fact that it has been adapted, by Neena Beber, from two young-adult novels by Sarah Dessen.

In the way of many young-adult coming-of-age novels, "Pigtopia" features lots of familiar figures and gestures, beginning with the misunderstood heroine, whose wisdom and sensitivity are sure to make her a loner.

Her second, "Someone Like You," falls into the category of good enough - it will entertain teen-age girls, but its reliance on the conventions of so many young-adult novels pegs it as a genre piece.

Mr. Harris has written five young-adult novels from a 12-year-old's perspective, an exercise that, he explained, was in part a way of coming to terms with his own difficulties at that age.

She is also the author of two young-adult novels and is writing a novel for adults.

Martin Waddell, writing as Catherine Sefton, publishes Starry Night, the first of a series of three young-adult novels set in The Troubles.