
Twitter campaigns such as
#weneeddiversebooks, have advocated for changes in the publishing industry to produce literature that
honours the diversity of young lives. Readers’ choice awards, such as
Inky Awards and
Goodreads Choice Awards have all boosted the genre. So have new
YA-specific bestseller lists and
literary awards such as the
Governor General’s Literary Awards in Canada and the
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature in the United States.
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