Keywords

young adult literature, literary innovation, pioneering authors

Abstract

Vincent van Gogh. Pablo Picasso. Georgia O'Keefe. Jackson Pollock. Andy Warhol. These painters, all incredibly famous now, were at one time on the fringe of the art world, creating their own kind of art, work that pushed back the boundaries of artistic conventions, broke traditional rules, and produced paintings that redefined "art." Their paintings are so well known now that it's easy to take for granted the impact these artists had on the art world, but their challenges to existing standards and forms have had a lasting impact on modem art.

Young adult literature has also had its share of people who have stretched-and brokentraditional boundaries of literature for children and adolescents, and their contributions have been instrumental in creating and shaping what we today know as young adult literature.

Original Publication Citation

“YA Boundary Breakers and Makers,” English Journal 91.6 (July 2002): 116-118.