"Teen Appeal"

Author John Green declares "teen appeal" something that "sounds to me like the name of the worst magazine ever" and he implies that it's used in the dumbing-down process, and shouldn't be. After all,

I may be alone in thinking this, but I believe that teenagers are far better readers than we often assume. (For example: I have received hundreds--not an exaggeration--of emails from teenagers telling me how much they love Octavian Nothing. You will recall, as I do with considerable consternation, that I did not write Octavian Nothing.)

More here, his blog entry for the Battle of the Kids' Books.