New York Times bestselling novelist Beth Revis has quoted Elizabeth Wein's Writing Teen Novels article in an article for USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2013/01/20/beth-revis-shades-of-earth-sci-fi-romance/1849971):
Elizabeth Wein, author of the amazing YA historical novel Code Name Verity, pointed out that "In a true YA novel, the main characters will be changed forever by the end of the book." I've long struggled with a real definition of YA novels, but I think Wein hits the nail on the head here - dynamic characters are the single most important aspect of YA novels, whether they take place in history (like Code Name Verity) or the future (like my own Across the Universe novels).
Elizabeth's Writing Teen Novels article is at http://writingteennovels.com/2013/01/02/some-themes-for-teen-novels-by-elizabeth-wein.
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