I've visited the teen section at Chapters a lot in the past month and what I have noticed is that most of the shelves are being overrun with supernatural fiction: vampires, zombies, witches and others. Most of the classic or curriculum literature is hidden from plain view and you really have to search for it to find it. In opposition the books that stand out the most are these supernatural fiction books, especially all of the vampire series. I also noticed that a lot of the older supernatural type books are being promoted because the genre is so popular right now. But, maybe I am just noticing them all because I actively look for them. I see a lot of red, black, and sexy/dark looking characters on the covers. I know that a lot of young men read these types of novels too but it seems like most of them are made for young women.
I havn't visited the young adult section in the public library for quite some time so I wonder what it looks like in comparison to the bookstore. When I frequented the library as a youth wasn't much in the way of display in the young adult section and most of the books were very used looking. It is nice to see that such a rise in young adult literature but I what exactly are they reading?
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