What distinguishes 'Young Adult Fiction' from Adult Fiction?

Authors who set out to write for adults will oftentimes have different styles and content. Graphic sex scenes litter such fictional works. Some adult authors with loftier goals may write complicated prose that would intimidate many young adults (and some adults too). read more

So, you see, Young Adult fiction attempts to do something different than Adult fiction. YA authors aspire to bottle the frantic metamorphoses of teenager-hood. Adult writers use childhood and teenage years to illustrate a certain point apart from the "essence" of young adulthood. read more

In the adult books, the narrative voice is that of an adult looking AT or back at the teen characters and their world, often in a nostalgic way, while a YA book will look at the world from the perspective of a teen who has yet to explore the adult world. read more