Let's travel back in time to the early s Netflix is a service that sent DVDs in the mail Razrs are the coolest cellphones on the market. You're laying in bed but not quite ready to go to sleep.

Books can take you anywhere. They have the extraordinary ability to take us to different worlds through the eyes and thoughts of a main character or narrator. Their experiences so feel real as we read on to see what happens next. Some leave you thinking about what just happened, inspire you in your own life in different ways and help you deal with heavy topics.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Anne of Green Gables by L. The Catcher in the Rye by J.

Who said young adult books were just for young adults? According to an oft-cited study from Publisher's Weekly , over half of YA readers are adults. Though they typically focus on teenage characters, YA literature holds an undeniable appeal for adults— perhaps because the fundamentals of life don't change all that much. You go through these cycles and experience the same things over and over again," popular YA author Jenny Han tells OprahMag.