Współczesny nastolatek i Pan Samochodzik. Za co pokolenie Z może pokochać prozę Zbigniewa Nienackiego?

The article contains a theoretical reflection on the issue of the reception of Zbigniew Nienacki’s most famous series by young people. The author tries to explain the lack of interest in these works and is convinced of the attractiveness of these texts for the contemporary young audience. The article also aims to present the fictional motifs in the series of crime novels by Zbigniew Nienacki,which still remain attractive to young contemporary readers. The article will present an analysis of contemporary trends in Polish detective novels for young people and an attempt to indicate areas in the novel writing of the author of Uroczysko, which should be of interest to teenagers and so-called ‘young adults’.