BISAC Subject Headings List
Young Adult Fiction
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Works of young adult fiction (ages 12-18; grades 7-12) should be assigned subjects in this section only. Collections containing both young adult fiction and young adult nonfiction may also be assigned subjects in the YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION section.
Works of fiction intended for children (ages 0-11; preschool-grade 6) should be assigned subjects from the JUVENILE FICTION section.
Critical works intended for adults should be assigned "LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature" and any other subjects needed in the LITERARY CRITICISM section (and should not be assigned any subjects in the YOUNG ADULT FICTIONsection). Critical works intended for young adults should be assigned "YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections".
Use "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In" when a new ISBN is created and this ISBN represents one of the following:
- a work (or works) of fiction re-issued because of a movie/television show
- a novelization of a movie
- a novelization (or collection of stories) based on an episode (or episodes) of a television show
- an original story (or collection of stories) using characters or settings from (or based on) a movie/television show
Existing ISBNs that become the basis for a movie or television show do not have to be re-coded. It is recommended that when "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In" is used, another subject be assigned as the primary subject.
"YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Own Voices" is intended for works where the main characters(s) are from a marginalized, minority, or under-represented group and where the author is a member of the group being written about.
Use subjects containing the literal "Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island" for works about Indigenous people in Canada. Turtle Island is a name for Earth or North America, preferred by some Indigenous peoples. The name is based on a common North American Indigenous creation story and in some cultures is synonymous with "North America."
YAF000000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General
YAF001000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
YAF001010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates
YAF001020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
YAF046120 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / African American & Black
YAF071000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Alternative History
YAF002000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / General
YAF002010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Horses
YAF002020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Marine Life
YAF002030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Mythical Creatures
YAF002040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Pets
YAF004000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Art
YAF046130 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander
YAF005000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Biographical
YAF076000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Biracial & Multiracial
YAF006000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Books & Libraries
YAF007000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men
YAF008000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Careers, Occupations, Internships
YAF009000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics
YAF072000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Clean & Nonviolent
YAF010000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
YAF010050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure
YAF010190 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / African American & Black
YAF010200 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Asian American & Pacific Islander
YAF010060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Classic Adaptation
YAF010070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Coming of Age
YAF010180 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Diversity & Multicultural
YAF010080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Dystopian
YAF010090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology
YAF010100 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
YAF010210 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Hispanic & Latino
YAF010110 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical
YAF010120 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror
YAF010130 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous
YAF010220 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Indigenous
YAF010230 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island
YAF010140 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / LGBTQ+
YAF035000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Light Novel
YAF010010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga
YAF010020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In
YAF010150 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Mystery & Detective
YAF010240 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Native American
YAF010160 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Paranormal
YAF010170 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Romance
YAF010030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction
YAF010040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes
YAF011000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
YAF012000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Computers & Digital Media
YAF013000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Cooking & Food
YAF058070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disability
YAF014000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural
YAF015000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian
YAF016000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Epistolary (Letters, Diaries, etc.)
YAF017000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
YAF017010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
YAF017020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies
YAF017030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Cultural
YAF018000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)
YAF018010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Adoption
YAF018020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Alternative Family
YAF018080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Blended Families
YAF018030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce
YAF018040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
YAF018050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes
YAF018060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Parents
YAF018070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings
YAF019000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General
YAF019010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary
YAF019020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
YAF019030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
YAF019040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Historical
YAF019070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Indigenous
YAF019060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Romance
YAF019050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Wizards & Witches
YAF020000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fashion & Beauty
YAF077000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / First Nations
YAF021000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Ghost Stories
YAF022000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women
YAF080000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Gothic *
YAF023000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Health & Daily Living / General
YAF023010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
YAF046140 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Hispanic & Latino
YAF024000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General
YAF024010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Africa
YAF024020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Ancient Civilizations
YAF024030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Asia
YAF024190 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Australia & Oceania
YAF024040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Canada
YAF024050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe
YAF024060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery
YAF024070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Holocaust
YAF024080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Medieval
YAF024090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Middle East
YAF024100 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars
YAF024110 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Prehistory
YAF024120 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Renaissance
YAF024130 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / General
YAF024140 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
YAF024150 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
YAF024160 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
YAF024170 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
YAF024180 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / 21st Century
YAF025000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations
YAF026000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror
YAF027000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / General
YAF027010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Humorous / Dark Humor
YAF046010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / General
YAF046180 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Cautionary Tales
YAF046190 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / City Life
YAF046200 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Family Life
YAF046210 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Historical
YAF046220 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Life Stories (see also Biographical)
YAF046230 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Oral Stories
YAF046240 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Retellings
YAF046250 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous / Teachings
YAF046170 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island
YAF028000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Interactive Adventures
YAF078000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Inuit
YAF029000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Law & Crime
YAF030000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
YAF030010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian
YAF030020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman
YAF031000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General
YAF031010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Bisexual
YAF031020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay
YAF031030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian
YAF031060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Nonbinary & Genderqueer *
YAF031040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Transgender
YAF031050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Two-Spirited & Indigiqueer
YAF032000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life
YAF033000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life
YAF034000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life
YAF036000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Literary
YAF037000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Loners & Outcasts
YAF038000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Magical Realism
YAF039000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Media Tie-In
YAF040000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mermaids & Mermen
YAF079000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Métis
YAF046160 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Middle Eastern & Arab American
YAF041000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Monsters
YAF042000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
YAF046150 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Native American
YAF074000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Neurodiversity
YAF044000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Novels in Verse
YAF073000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Own Voices
YAF045000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
YAF047000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / General
YAF047010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance
YAF047020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Film
YAF047030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
YAF047040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Television & Radio
YAF047050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals
YAF046000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / General
YAF046020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Africa
YAF046030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Asia
YAF046040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Australia & Oceania
YAF046050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Canada
YAF046060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Caribbean & Latin America
YAF046070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Europe
YAF046080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Mexico
YAF046090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Middle East
YAF046100 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / Polar Regions
YAF046110 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / United States
YAF048000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Poetry
YAF049000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Politics & Government
YAF050000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Recycling & Green Living
YAF051000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / General
YAF051010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Agnostic & Atheist
YAF051020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Buddhist
YAF051030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / General
YAF051040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Action & Adventure
YAF051050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Comics & Graphic Novels
YAF051060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Fantasy
YAF051070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Historical
YAF051080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Mysteries & Detective Stories
YAF051090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Relationships
YAF051100 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Science Fiction
YAF051110 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Christian / Social Issues
YAF051120 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Hindu
YAF051130 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Jewish
YAF051140 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Muslim
YAF052000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General
YAF052010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Clean & Wholesome
YAF052020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
YAF052090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Fantasy *
YAF052030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical
YAF052080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Indigenous
YAF052040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+
YAF052070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial
YAF052050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Paranormal
YAF052060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy
YAF053000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Royalty
YAF027020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Satire
YAF054000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / General
YAF054010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / Boarding School & Prep School
YAF054020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / College & University
YAF043000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals)
YAF043010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment
YAF056000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / General
YAF056010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact
YAF003000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
YAF056040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Indigenous Futurism
YAF056030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Romance
YAF056020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Opera
YAF063000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel
YAF057000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Short Stories, Collections & Anthologies
YAF058000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / General (see also headings under Family)
YAF058280 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Activism & Social Justice
YAF058010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Assimilation
YAF058020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying
YAF058030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences
YAF058230 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Cutting & Self-Harm
YAF058040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex
YAF058050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
YAF058060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Depression
YAF058080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
YAF058090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Eating Disorders & Body Image
YAF058100 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration, Immigration & Refugees
YAF058110 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
YAF058120 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
YAF058140 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Mental Illness
YAF058150 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
YAF058160 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Peer Pressure
YAF058170 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes / Sexual Abuse)
YAF058130 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness
YAF058180 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Pregnancy
YAF058190 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
YAF058200 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith
YAF058210 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Runaways
YAF058220 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
YAF058240 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Sexual Abuse
YAF058250 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Suicide
YAF058260 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues
YAF058270 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Violence
YAF059000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General
YAF059010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball
YAF059020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Basketball
YAF059030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Camping & Outdoor Activities
YAF059040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Equestrian
YAF059050 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports
YAF059060 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football
YAF059070 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Gymnastics
YAF059080 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Hockey
YAF059090 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts
YAF059100 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Skateboarding
YAF059110 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Soccer
YAF059120 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Track & Field
YAF059130 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Water Sports
YAF059140 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports
YAF060000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Steampunk
YAF061000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Superheroes
YAF055000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Technology
YAF062000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General
YAF062010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Crime
YAF062020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Espionage
YAF062030 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Psychological
YAF062040 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Supernatural
YAF064000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Travel & Transportation / General
YAF064010 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Travel & Transportation / Car & Road Trips
YAF075000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Urban & Street Lit
YAF065000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Vampires
YAF066000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical
YAF067000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / War & Military
YAF068000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Werewolves & Shifters
YAF069000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Westerns
YAF070000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Zombies
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