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Is there such a thing as "good" young adult fiction? By which I mean, works marketed towards a young audience but which are beautifully written and contain nuances and insights that can be appreciated by a more mature audience as well?

Some examples off the top of my head...

The Wind Singer trilogy by William Nicholson (well, perhaps only the first book), but even there the symbolism is heavy handed at times.

Redwall. Although the books always focus on simple and easily understood themes, there's no denying that the prose is generally excellent.

>> No.2982901

Red Shift by Alan Garner

>> No.2983189

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

>> No.2983192

plenty of it if you're not a pretentious dick; alas, we're on /lit/ lol

>> No.2983441

>>2983189
this this this

>> No.2983468

A lot of Diana Wynne Jones.

Seriously, Hexwood, Fire and Hemlock, and the Time of the Ghost are pretty intense.

>> No.2983500

>>2983192

>not enjoying works SPECIFICALLY marketed towards teenagers
>pretentious

not how it works, fag.

>> No.2983503

Ender's Game.

>> No.2983576

>>2982826

Anything by Philip Pullman or Diana Wynne Jones.

If you mean children's lit as well as young adult, then you have some of the most beautiful fiction ever written to chose from. Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, C.S.Lewis...