Young Adult Fiction! discussion

I'm thinking of writing a YA set in the 60s/70s based on a true story of a homeless boy (It would not be memoir). Everyone talks about contemporary YA. WOuld this time period be considered contemporary - it's certainly not historical.

Also, does anyone know any other YAs set in this time period. One I can think of is Spud, which I think was set around this time period. Any comments helpful.thanks.

bj

Not sure if this response is too late to help you, but I've been told that even something set in the 80s is considered historical. Yikes! I think Dark Dude was set in the 70s and it just came out like a year ago. Check that one out.