Young-adult
a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).
a person in the early years of adulthood.
contemporary examples
the west coast gossip girl isabel kaplan june 30, 2009
the twisted mind of marcel dzama sasha watson march 10, 2010
how we write (husband and wife edition): lemony snicket and lisa brown noah charney january 1, 2013
evangelicals struggle to address premarital s-x and abortion david sessions july 12, 2012
the end of the white outsider ned vizzini july 24, 2011
jennifer finney boylan’s ‘how i write’ interview noah charney june 19, 2012
11 books of drug-fueled escapades brian h. bookman june 28, 2012
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- Young-eyed
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