Why young adult books matter
The books we read as adolescents can have a huge influence on our lives. We talk about the ones that matter to us and the evolution of the young adult novel over the years with Essence senior editor Patrik Henry Bass and S.E. Hinton, legendary author of such young adult classics as “The Outsiders,” “Tex,” and “Rumble Fish.”
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