YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE (FOR A YOUNG AUDIENCE)

The article examines the features of Young Adult (YA) literature as a significant phenomenon of contemporary mass culture. It analyzes the reasons for the rapid growth in popularity of adolescent and youth prose since the late 20th century, as well as its thematic, genre, and poetic characteristics. Special attention is paid to the transformation of the target audience, the expansion of age boundaries, and the increasing complexity of thematic issues. It is demonstrated that YA literature goes beyond the limits of “teen reading,” addressing universal questions of identity, socialization, and value choice, which ensures its relevance among readers of different ages.本文考察青年文学（Young Adult，YA）作为当代大众文化重要现象的相关特征，剖析了20世纪末以来青少年与青年文学迅速走红的成因，并梳理其主题、体裁与诗学特征。研究重点聚焦于目标受众的转型、受众年龄边界的拓展，以及主题议题的日益复杂化。研究证实，青年文学早已超越"青少年阅读"的局限，转而探讨身份认同、社会化进程与价值选择等普适性命题，这使其在不同年龄段的读者群体中均保有持久的受众吸引力与话题相关性。