In this podcast, Michael Cart, Infopeople’s book guy, talks about the new literary phenomenon called “crossover books,” which – in part, at least – refers to adult books of interest to young adult readers. To find out what else have a listen.
Titles mentioned in this podcast:
- Anderson, M. T. THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, Vol. 1: The Pox Party, Vol. 2: The Kingdom of the Waves
- Chambers, Aidan. THIS IS ALL
- THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF (i.e. Jon Scieszka)
- Abrahamson, Richard. “Back to the Future with Adult Books for the Teenage Reader”
- Abrahamson, Richard and Betty Carter. NONFICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS. From Delight to Wisdom
- Sample adult titles for young adults:
- Over and Under
- The Year of Ice
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Black Swan Green
- The Thirteenth Tale
- Upstate
- Anansi Boys
- As Simple as Snow
- Swimming to Antarctica
- My Sister’s Keeper
- Project X
- The Kite Runner
- The Fall of Rome
- 10th Grade
- Imani All Mine
- What Girls Learn
- Chbosky, Stephen. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (MTV Books, 1999)
- Cart, Michael. “Core Collection: Cross Overs. Booklist. February 15, 2009
