This could be from any age really. I remember reading lots of books like Harry Potter as a 4th grader to seem smart to the teachers looking at me but I didn’t understand any of it. When the big YA dystopian boom was happening, I read tons of terrible YA dystopias to seem cool but many of them frustrated me.
None. Ever. I read (both then and now) for fun. I’m 51 and will read a book/series for YA if it is interesting/fun for me.
Oh wow that’s super cool! I’ve never really been into YA but I have so much respect for those authors. John Green especially.