![]() I'm 26, so not too much above what you're targeting as the "older end" of your market, and I would not want to read about these fifteen-year-olds. I'm going to agree with Jessica's assessment. And if it was meant to be read by the younger age level, it will happen in its own way, possibly via teachers. In my opinion, I would venture to say that if the story sits on the line between genres, it should probably be knocked to the higher one. I think because it wasn't in the right target market, as a parent, I just didn't appreciate what the author wanted to say. Young adult is where it should have been. Honestly, with the violence, the propensity of dark/morbid/suicidal thoughts and sex, it was far from being acceptable for 11 year old hands where the onset of teenage confusion & identity are difficult enough. The middle school target market was unbelievably inappropriate. I liked the idea of the story, but as a parent, I truly was disappointed by it. The grade it was offered to was 6th-that's 11 or 12 year olds. It was posted in the Scholastics book order form from my daughter's school. I recently read "Numbers" by Rachel Ward. ![]() I like to read what my daughter does, it keeps me on the literary up and up. I’m not sure why exactly, but I don’t always understand my gut, I’ve just learned to trust her and, honestly, to me the book sounds better suited to the young adult market. My gut tells me that you might have more success with a book like this if you raise the age of the character by a year or two. Without having read your book it’s difficult for me to say what target market it’s best for or if the material is too heavy for a middle grade audience. They’ve been break-out successes because everyone is reading them, everyone from kids to adults. Harry Potter and Hunger Games would not have been the huge successes they’ve become by appealing only to a young adult market. ![]() One of the things I love most about today’s young adult market is that the books cross over to an adult market. In other words, you will likely have middle grade readers who read up, but unlikely to have young adult readers who read down. While you might have kids willing to read both, they will tend to be middle grade readers. I also feel that crossing genre lines between middle grade and young adult is trickier than, say, fantasy and young adult or fantasy and paranormal romance. Certainly, I’ve represented a lot of books that have crossed genre lines, and I love books that cross genre lines, that appeal to readers of two different genres, but I think when writing a book you have to essentially choose your market so that you’ve chosen where the book will be shelved. My immediate concern when reading this question was not so much whether the market is too young but that your target market is “middle grade and young adult.” You really need to pick and choose. The violence isn’t gratuitous, it’s integral to the storyline and assists with raising the stakes throughout each stage of the plot.Īm I writing a novel for a target market that’s too young to be exposed to the material? Would the older end of the target market, say 18-25-year-olds, still be interested in reading about 15-year-olds? Have I completely ruled out both ends of my target market, and will publishers reject the book because of this? ![]() There’s swearing, bashing, blood, minor knife violence and a shooting. Along with some lighter moments, the story becomes quite dark and violent (before progressing into a happy/satisfying ending). ![]() The target market is middle grade and young adult. The female version has a cub under her paw meant to show protection of the family.I’m writing a novel about three 15-year-old high school students who are bullied and come up with creative schemes for solving the problem. The male version has its hand resting on a globe, meant to symbolize the world they are protecting. How to tell male from female? Foo dogs aren't really dogs at all, but lions meant to serve as guardians for your home. Only males at my Target, but I doubt anyone is going to come around and judge me for making do. They can function independently, but are typically paired side by side (like below), because the idea would be that you have a male and female version. I haven't decided if I want to rearrange mine yet, but basically every piece of decor in my home is temporarily positioned anyway. They make excellent book ends, or just shelf sitters. They were found in the new arrivals section for spring home. I can't find where they are carrying these online, but definitely check your local store. ![]()
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