BiblioFiles is back! To launch our season on Juvenile and YA Fiction, Adam and Missy join Ian for a conversation about the state of literature for young readers today. What is the difference between a “juvenile” and “YA” classification? Should such a differentiation between genres exist in the first place? The CenterForLit Directors talk about the history of the split, their concerns for such specialization in the publishing industry, and a few ways they also see YA fiction currently being used for good. Referenced Works: You can support the CenterForLit Podcast Network by making a purchase through our Bookshop.org affiliate program! Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Divergent by Veronica Roth “The Case for Good Taste in Children’s Literature” by Meghan Cox Gurdon Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt Lord of the Flies by William Golding Please join the Facebook group and ⁠⁠subscribe to our Substack Newsletter⁠⁠! We love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing [email protected], or visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the Great Conversation.