Whilenarrativesforchildrenhaveexistedsincepeoplestartedtellingstories, a designatedliterarymarketforthatmysterious, magicalperiodoftimeknownasteenagerdomissomewhatnew.
"HarryPotter" alsoopensthedoorfor a widevarietyofdarker, genre-basedYAnovelsthatcanappealtoanaudiencebeyondteensandpossiblygetoptionedfor a multi-milliondollarmoviefranchises.
NotonlydoesYAshapeyoungeraudiencesasreaders, itis a genrethathelpsgiveitsaudience a lexiconforunderstandingthatthereis a complexworldbetweenchildhoodandadulthood.