Welcome to our very first episode! YA is our collective favorite genre, so we thought it would be interesting to learn about how the genre became so popular and diverse. We detail the evolution of books in the young adult category, from The Outsiders to The Hate U Give. Then, at the end of the episode, we will recommend additional standout books that revolutionized the YA genre.

Shoutout to Zachery Korn for editing and setting up the podcast!

Here are our sources if you want to check them out:

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/02/brief-history-teenagers/

https://www.epicreads.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-young-adult-books/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/living/young-adult-fiction-evolution/index.html