: Re: Library of Congress filing: answering "intended for children or young adults" I'm going to submit a request for a Library of Congress Preassigned Control Number (PCN). One of the questions on

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(This answer was written during the first iteration of the question. The author's changes invalidate much of my answer. My conclusion stands: this is not a juvenile book, but I could only base it on the information the author provided at the time. I leave it as is as because it still applies to the general question asked, even if the details have changed.)

This is not a juvenile book.

Most non-fiction and a large number of fiction books geared for adults are appropriate for teens. Would you call Jane Austen's novels juvenile fiction simply because they're completely appropriate for the young adult market? Would you classify farming manuals as kids' books because there's nothing in there a child shouldn't read?

Then you say "My book is appropriate for some young adults (around 14 and up)." If your book is such that it would be inappropriate for most (or even some) teenagers, then it's definitely not aimed at the young adult market.

I hear you that you would love the extra summaries and other marketing that a juvenile book listing provides, but that's not a reason to misclassify your book.

Based on what you're saying, your book would not even qualify as a teen book (even if some teens can read it and might even enjoy it). But here the qualification is that the book is for children 15 and under, which isn't even most teens.

So, no, don't try to circumvent the system. Find other ways to market.

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