It's my own fault, I know.

It's my own fault, I know.
On my first blog I had 24 people who read and/or responded. Then, I didn't keep it up.
This month I began blogging again. I posted 6 or so blogs. To my knowledge, no one has read any of those posts. Same with my various tweets this month.

Anyway, when I tweeted today I said that I'd mention writing for children in my blog. So, here goes.

What do we know about the different age groups in children's writing? It's according to which article you read. But here's what I've found:

Middle Grade Novels are for 9 to 12 year-olds
Chapter Books or Early Readers are for 6 to 8 year-olds
Teen Novels 12 years and up
YA or Young Adult novels deal with controversial subject matter (NOT my genre!)

Another reference I perused stated that:
Middle Grade Novels are for 8 to 12 years old. They should have 12 to 15 chapters with 6 to 8 pages per chapter and approximately 1200 words per chapter.

Upper Middle Grade are for 10 - 14 year-olds.

So, as you can see, not every publisher agrees. But these are "ballpark" figures so you can be more on target and knowledgable when you begin to write. BUT--as the market changes, so will these category designations, I believe.

Happy Writing and Rewriting!
Mary Ann Duke