▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire . ▁A ya ▁of ▁Y op ▁City ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁three ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁Ab ou et ' s ▁A ya ▁series , ▁each ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁characters . ▁All ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁have ▁been ▁illustrated ▁by ▁the ▁author ' s ▁husband , ▁Cl ément ▁O ub rer ie . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁into ▁an ▁animated ▁film ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁authors . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁A ya ▁of ▁Y op ▁City ▁ ▁Mar guer ite ▁Ab ou et ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁assistant ▁in ▁Paris ▁when ▁she ▁conce ived ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁A ya ▁of ▁Y op ▁City . ▁Fr ustr ated ▁with ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁adult ▁fiction ▁market , ▁Ab ou et ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁different . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁series ▁from ▁her ▁friends , ▁who ▁were ▁encourag ing ▁her ▁to ▁write ▁stories ▁from ▁her ▁child hood ▁in ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire , ▁her ▁native ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁she ▁conce ived ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁I vor ian ▁te en agers ' ▁every day ▁lives . ▁Later , ▁Cl ément ▁O ub rer ie , ▁established ▁anim ator , ▁artist ▁and ▁children ' s ▁book ▁illustr ator , ▁gained ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁project , ▁and ▁it ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁graph ic ▁novel ▁for