The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To | DC Pierson

No personal journals or notebooks. This cover is the first thing I thought of. #notebooks #riotgrams

This book is awesome, by the way. Perfect blend of coming-of-age and science fiction. I've made my peace with the ending.

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Books88 They must have stolen this idea from my daughters who hate to sleep! 8y

saresmoore This cover is really neat! 8y

Kalalalatja I am digging the cover! 8y

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To | DC Pierson

Riddle me this, Littens: What's the difference between an adult novel taking place in high school and a YA novel?

I've read and enjoyed all of these, thinking of them as coming-of-age novels about awkward boys at the #edgeofseventeen, but at different points I've seen them all referred to as YA. I don't guess it matters if I enjoyed them, but I am curious as to the distinction.

#RockinMay

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merelybookish Good question! Hard question! Would you say one of these is more YA than others? 8y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @merelybookish Y'know, I'm not entirely sure what the term even means. I think I read an article at some point that Young Adult books focus more on relationships and emotions than non-YA but that definition always felt kind of wobbly to me. I never really encountered the term much before Litsy. 8y

merelybookish @TobeyTheScavengerMonk That's interesting. I guess I would say I assume YA is written for teens so maybe is more immediate. Also, just less hefty in some way. 8y

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merelybookish I don't think subject matter equals YA so I wouldn't think all coming of age stories are automatically YA. 8y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @merelybookish I agree. To me, all of these books feel like they are just the kinds of stories the authors wanted to tell that just happened to be about teens, but without a particular target audience age range in mind. 8y

Ruri_kaichou Oh man, it's like asking what do you consider historical fiction. In the past, I would say a book would be YA is the main character is in their late teens and a majority of the story takes place in high school. But I think it's becoming more blurred recently. 8y

Cinfhen To me YA is who the author feels the target audience is...and the approach in the writing style is maybe more "angst" - more "dramatic " does that make sense?!? Good question! 8y

Dogearedcopy YA novels tend to be what we're once called Bildungsroman novels - coming of age stories with the MCs usually aged 14-17; but marketed to 12-18 year-olds. New adult novels usually feature 21-30 year olds who haven't settled down yet/are still figuring out the basics of being an adult. These tend to be marketed to 16-21 year-olds. Books on both these categories will have Lexile scores that skew to the slightly younger target market... (edited) 8y

Dogearedcopy It's pretty much determined by the publishing houses to best position the books for maximum sales. For instance, Zusak wrote 'The Book Thief' as a straight novel in AUS; but in the US market, it was tagged as YA. 8y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @Dogearedcopy @Ruri_kaichou @Cinfhen Thanks for the input! I certainly won't judge anyone's tastes but for me there's this little internal flinch when something is labeled YA, and I'm not exactly sure why. 8y

Zelma The only real difference? Marketing. Distinctions were created by publishers to market to various age groups. 8y

Ruri_kaichou Haha! I totally get it. I think it's been looked down on because they weren't usually anything of substance. But that's changed now and there's more meat to them 8y

readinginthedark I don't know if other places do this, but in the bookstore where I used to work, we moved some things from YA to the adult section based on reading level and content. Our customers always expected us not to have anything in the YA section that they wouldn't want their kids reading, so it was a touchy situation. 8y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @readinginthedark Interesting. Yeah, all of these books, especially the bottom two have language and sexual content. I certainly didn't think of them as YA while I was reading. 8y

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mandapants

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To | DC Pierson

"...makes me so crazy happy that I have to cry and like any teenage boy I'm proud for almost never crying but now I'm even more proud because I saved it for this, this is a moment that deserves it. I wish I hadn't cried about a girl a couple months ago so I'd have more tears for this moment....."

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mandapants

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To | DC Pierson

Okay...1. I was a fan of King Dork. I was already intrigued by this book. Your post put it on my list. 2. I am a third of the way through and not wanting to stop. Love the way these characters think, their awkwardness, their friendship, their imagination...everything.

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk Fantastic! There is something that the author gets so so right about the friendship of high school guys and the way they view the world. Plus, y'know, monsters and mech suits. 8y

GypsyKat This looks interesting! 8y

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mandapants

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To | DC Pierson

Love when holds come in for me at the library. I am excited to read all of these. I can not decide which one to do first.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk I'm very interested to see what you think of The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To. 8y

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To | DC Pierson

I kind of skipped #YAlove jumping straight from children's books to Michael Crichton and never looking back, but I do love me a good book about losers struggling to survive high school. I wonder why? P.S. You should probably read The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To. #17booklove @jess.how

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