I was ecstatic when I read at Newsweek that the teen reading phenomenon is not limited to just the Harry Potter books, but I have reservations about their findings. Levithan and others cite several reasons for this perfect storm for teen lit, the most obvious two being the increasing sophistication and emotional maturity of teenagers and the accompanying new freedom for writers in the genre to explore virtually any subject. Another is that bookstores and libraries are finally recognizing this niche and separating teen books from children's books (