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Girls in Love is the first book in the Girls series, written by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, a noted English author who writes fiction for children and young teenagers. It was first published in 1997. The other books in the series are Girls under Pressure (1998), Girls out Late (1999), and Girls in Tears (2002).
Early books, like the junior novels, had little sex, although that gradually changed over the years. The romance series for teens in the 1980s was modeled on adult romances with "more innocent" storylines. [2] These books were generally told from the point-of-view of a 15–16-year-old girl experiencing her first love. [9]
This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
This is a list of notable writers whose readership is predominantly teenagers or young adults, or adult fiction writers who have published significant works intended for teens/young adults. Examples of the author's more notable works are given here.
Sales of romance books rose almost 9% in 2024, according to Circana BookScan data, contributing to the first year of growth in print book sales in the last three years, says Publisher's Weekly ...
The Sunfire books contained two themes: history and romance. Each book featured a teenage girl who experienced a particular period or event in American history.At the same time, with very few exceptions, the girl was torn between two potential lovers.
Regardless, the book remains in print today because its overall theme of difficult adolescent feelings still connects with young readers. In 1958 Fifteen was awarded the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award , after Vermont school children in fourth through eighth grade chose it as their favorite novel.
Author and academic Michael Cart states that the term young adult literature "first found common usage in the late 1960's, in reference to realistic fiction that was set in the real (as opposed to imagined), contemporary world and addressed problems, issues, and life circumstances of interest to young readers aged approximately 12–18".