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A lot of genres were added in the 1980's, horror was one of the most popular.

The idea of paperback books have been added, mostly aimed for teenage girls.

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Many of the YA books published in the 80s has the reputation of being about love and written for teenage girls.

During the 80's people started to accept YA lit as its own genre.

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Published in 1980 and written by Katherine Paterson. This book was extremely popular for so readable and appropriate for junior high kids. It also won the annual Newbery Medal a year after being published.

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Superfudge was just one of many books written by Judy Blume. Blume's work has been groundbreaking in YA lit by talking about taboo subjects in her books. She has had the ability to target young adult readers by writing about the issues that most interest young people.

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The Sweet Valley High series was created in the 1980s and written by Francine Pascal. This series was major because it revived the girls' series genre. Sweet Valley High also became the first young adult book to reach the New York Time's Paperback Best Seller List.

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The Baby-Sitters Club series, written by Ann Martin, began in 1986 all the way to 2000, and sold over 200 million copies. This series offered many who read the books ""an early glimpse into the world of ambitious working women" (Hauser para 2). This series was a major moment for YA in the 80's because it in a way introduced feminism and diversity to young adults.