Hot Take: "Kids Today" Don't Fit Expectations, and Neither Did Kids of Yesterday

EnglishMajorLeagues

When I read criticism of popular young adult literature (YAL), I see the same complaint frequently: they follow the same plotlines. It seems to parallel the common eye-roll-worthy critique of "kids these days" being too adolescent, too close to the stereotypical expectation of youth. But the problem is in perspective, not in the kids. Think of a 'stereotypical' teenager right now. What are ... ...more

1. #hottake
2. #kids
3. #adolescence
4. #teens
5. #stereotypes
6. #social