Participants in the symposium 'Adolescent Literature: The Song of the Coming from the Tunnel of the Present', which was held as part of the cultural events accompanying the Jeddah Book Fair 2022, agreed on the scarcity of literature directed to this age group, extending between eleven and fifteen years, acknowledging the difficulty of writing to this group, with the skills it requires, and knowledge of its interests, which are changing, generation after generation. The seminar, moderated by Dr. Mona Al-Malki, hosted Lebanese poet and critic Abdo Wazen, writer and documentary filmmaker Dr. Afaf Tabbala, and President of the UAE Council for Young Adult Literature, Marwa Al-Agroobi. 'This literature is classified as special for the age of 11 to 15 years, and this literature is of little interest in Arab countries, and it must be paid attention to by ministries and educational institutions, as children's literature is developed, and I presented a novel for young people that won the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Award, and it was a true story of a blind young person whom I met and was influenced by and wrote in Braille, so that the blind can read it, and it was translated, praise be to God, for several languages.' He criticized the poor reading in the Arab scene, pointing out that boys in France read two novels every week, and choose the novels themselves. In turn, Dr. Afaf Tabbala explained that the child's age stages are multiple, and at each stage he needs what suits his age, adding: 'Praise be to God, I presented three stories for children that were rejected at first, and then achieved successes and acceptance, and when we have a generation of young people reading, we will have distinctive books, although some of them may find it difficult to understand classical Arabic.' During her speech, Al Agroobi addressed the Emirati experience in establishing the UAE Board on Books for Young People, which is chaired by Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, noting that this council allocated a prize of one million dirhams for the best book for young people, and this made the demand for providing books for young people great by Arab and even foreign publishing houses, and at the beginning of the launch of the award, the books were directed to children, but after a while the books became directed to young people, stressing that writing for young people is difficult and needs special skills. The President of the UAE Council for Young Literature concluded her speech by saying: 'We are a people who love to read, and there are wonderful models, and the Reading Challenge Award has achieved great successes, as well as some reading programs in Saudi Arabia, where they are receiving great attention and demand.'