How do you know the book is juvenile fiction?

Books in the juvenile fiction genre are often 2-10,000 words in length for ages 7-9, and 20-40,000 words in length for ages 9-12, and 40-80,000 words in length for ages 13-18.

1. What is considered juvenile fiction?
2. What is the difference between juvenile fiction and fiction?
3. What is junior fiction?
4. How do you know what age group a book is for?
5. What grade level is juvenile fiction?
6. Is YA considered juvenile fiction?
7. Do adults read YA novels?
8. Is the book it appropriate for 12 year old?
9. Is the selection appropriate for a 12 year old?
10. Are there books for different ages?
11. What is a fiction book?
12. Is fiction based on real events?
13. What is the difference between a picture book and a children's book?

What is considered juvenile fiction?

Juvenile Fiction refers to works of children's fiction intended for children (ages 0-11; preschool-grade 6).

What is the difference between juvenile fiction and fiction?

Young Adult Fiction? Middle-grade fiction refers to books written for readers between the ages of 8 and 12, while young adult fiction refers to books written for readers roughly between the ages of 12 and 18.

What is junior fiction?

There's some scope and variation here, because these categories are all largely marketing concepts, but a commonly cited guideline is that Junior Fiction is for readers 5 to 9 years, extending to 12 years. ... But also, kids read up and down.

How do you know what age group a book is for?

Determine your child's reading level.

Sometimes, finding an age-appropriate book is as easy as matching your child's age to the reading level printed on the back of a book. If your child is 10, for example, then you can look for books in the 9–12 age bracket.

What grade level is juvenile fiction?

Books in the juvenile fiction genre contain stories that would appeal to middle grade to young adult readers; it spans the age group of twelve to eighteen. The juvenile genre contains anything that would appeal to the teen demographic.

Is YA considered juvenile fiction?

Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. ... Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature.

Do adults read YA novels?

A 2012 survey found that 55% of YA readers are adults. In fact, the largest (and growing!) segment in the market for YA literature are adults aged between 30 and 44 years (which accounts for 28% of all sales).

Is the book it appropriate for 12 year old?

I think you might find the relationships of the book enlightening, especially if your primary concern is whether or not the book has naughty words in it. Claudia Putnam No. Not appropriate for a 12-yr-old, but a great work of literature. Read it yourself and see.

Is the selection appropriate for a 12 year old?

It has some content more suited for 13+, at the youngest 12 years. It's a romance novel categorized in Young Adult. Your students should wait a few years before reading it.

Are there books for different ages?

The different age groups and types of books for each

Ages 5–8: Picture books, coloring, activity and novelty books. Ages 4–8: Early (easy) readers. Ages 6-9: First chapter books and graphic novels. Ages 8–12: Middle-grade novels and graphic novels.

What is a fiction book?

"Fiction" refers to literature created from the imagination. Mysteries, science fiction, romance, fantasy, chick lit, crime thrillers are all fiction genres. ... Our Fiction Department also has a large selection of popular movies and television shows on DVD. "Nonfiction" refers to literature based in fact.

Is fiction based on real events?

Fiction is fabricated and based on the author's imagination. Short stories, novels, myths, legends, and fairy tales are all considered fiction. While settings, plot points, and characters in fiction are sometimes based on real-life events or people, writers use such things as jumping off points for their stories.

What is the difference between a picture book and a children's book?

A picture book is a story intended for the youngest of readers, in which the illustrations and the text work together to tell the story. Picture books are usually read to children, not by children.