“It's so hard for every young person, trying to figure out the adult you want to be.” WantTryingPersonsHardYoungFiguresAdults Author:Ethan Hawke
“And I wanted to do a movie [Moonrise Kingdom] about a childhood romance - a very powerful experience of childhood romance. About what it's like to just be blindsided, when you're in fifth grade or sixth grade, by these kinds of feelings. Along the way, I sort of mixed in some interest in "young adult fantasy" writing.” WayWritingKindFeelingsWantedRomanceYoungInterestPowerfulFantasyChildhoodAdultsYoung AdultKingdomsGradesFifthVery PowerfulSixth GradeFifth Grade Author:Wes Anderson
“I think that books for young people should have serious and important themes, they shouldn't be trivial. So the books I write, they would be the kind of stories you would write in an adult novel only they just happen to feature a child at the center of them.” PeopleThinkingShouldWritingKindChildrenImportantBookStoriesHappensWould BeYoungNovelSeriousAdultsShould HaveFeaturesTheme Author:John Boyne
“Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre.” WritingBookRomanceYoungNovelWonderfulAdultsMy FavoriteYoung AdultGenrePromotingRomance NovelFavorite Book Author:Simone Elkeles