Perceptions on adolescence in most widely read YA novels in 2013

Rad se bavi predodžbama o adolescenticama i adolescentima u najčitanijim romanima adolescentske književnosti hrvatskih autor/ic/a 2013. godine. Kriterij čitanosti odnosi se na broj posudbi knjiga u Knjižnicama grada Zagreba tijekom 2013. godine. Rad je koncipiran u dvije cjeline. U prvome dijelu prikazana su obilježja adolescentske književnosti. Podrobnije je objašnjena adolescencija sa psihološkog stajališta te razvoj i odrednice adolescentskog romana. U drugoj cjelini prikazane su predodžbe o adolescenticama i adolescentima u najčitanijim romanima adolescentske književnosti hrvatskih autor/ic/a 2013. godine. Također se analiziraju tabu teme te rodni stereotipi u odabranim tekstovima.This paper points on conception of the adolescence in the most widely read novels of adolescent literature 2013. The most widely read novels of adolescent literature are based on number of books which were borrowed in Zagreb City Libraries during the 2013. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part presents the characteristics of adolescent literature and adolescent novels. The adolescence is explained from the psychological point of view. The development and determinants of adolescent novels are also explained. In the second part are presented the perceptions of adolescents in the most widely read novels of adolescent literature in 2013. It also indicates which are the taboo topics and gender stereotypes in the selected texts