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Sources: Phil Nel, 785-532-2165, philnel@k-state.edu;
and Karin Westman, 785-532-2190, westmank@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Jennifer Torline, 785-532-0847, jtorline@k-state.edu
Monday, Sept. 20, 2010
SIDEBAR: CHILDREN'S, YOUNG ADULT BOOKS ADULTS MAY ENJOY, TOO
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University children's literature experts Phil Nel and Karin Westman say it should come as no surprise that many books for young adults and children are also popular with adults.
Some books for children and young adults are published and marketed toward both young adult and adult readers, according to Nel and Westman. Nel is a professor of English and director of K-State's children's literature graduate program; Westman is an associate professor and head of K-State's department of English.
Some books for young adults that Nel and Westman say adults may enjoy reading include:
&1xbet sports betting ;Feed,&1xbet sports betting ; M.T. Anderson
&1xbet sports betting ;The Hunger Games&1xbet sports betting ; series, Suzanne Collins
&1xbet sports betting ;The House of the Scorpion,&1xbet sports betting ; Nancy Farmer
&1xbet sports betting ;The Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,&1xbet sports betting ; Mark Haddon
&1xbet sports betting ;The Giver,&1xbet sports betting ; Lois Lowry
&1xbet sports betting ;Anne of Green Gables,&1xbet sports betting ; L.M. Montgomery
&1xbet sports betting ;Monster,&1xbet sports betting ; Walter Dean Myers
&1xbet sports betting ;Carver: A Life in Poems,&1xbet sports betting ; Marilyn Nelson
&1xbet sports betting ;The Wee Free Men&1xbet sports betting ; and the other books in the &1xbet sports betting ;Tiffany Aching&1xbet sports betting ; trilogy, Terry Pratchett
&1xbet sports betting ;The Golden Compass&1xbet sports betting ; and the rest of the &1xbet sports betting ;His Dark Materials&1xbet sports betting ; trilogy, Philip Pullman
&1xbet sports betting ;How I Live Now,&1xbet sports betting ; Meg Rosoff
&1xbet sports betting ;Marcello in the Real World,&1xbet sports betting ; Francisco X. Stork
&1xbet sports betting ;The Amulet of Samarkand&1xbet sports betting ; and the rest of the &1xbet sports betting ;Bartimaeus&1xbet sports betting ; trilogy, Jonathan Stroud
&1xbet sports betting ;The Book Thief,&1xbet sports betting ; Markus Zusak
Nel also said some books for children are good reads for adults. He suggests:
&1xbet sports betting ;Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,&1xbet sports betting ; Lewis Carroll
&1xbet sports betting ;The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963,&1xbet sports betting ; Christopher Paul Curtis
&1xbet sports betting ;Inkheart,&1xbet sports betting ; Cornelia Funke
&1xbet sports betting ;Coraline&1xbet sports betting ; and &1xbet sports betting ;The Graveyard Book,&1xbet sports betting ; Neil Gaiman
&1xbet sports betting ;Time Stops for No Mouse&1xbet sports betting ; and the rest of the &1xbet sports betting ;Hermux Tantamoq&1xbet sports betting ; series, Michael Hoeye
&1xbet sports betting ;The Moomintroll&1xbet sports betting ; series, Tove Jansson
&1xbet sports betting ;Howl's Moving Castle,&1xbet sports betting ; Diana Wynne Jones
&1xbet sports betting ;The Phantom Tollbooth,&1xbet sports betting ; Norton Juster
&1xbet sports betting ;The Magic Pudding,&1xbet sports betting ; Norman Lindsay
&1xbet sports betting ;Saffy's Angel,&1xbet sports betting ; Hilary McKay
&1xbet sports betting ;Winnie-the-Pooh,&1xbet sports betting ; A.A. Milne
&1xbet sports betting ;Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH,&1xbet sports betting ; Robert C. O'Brien
The &1xbet sports betting ;Harry Potter&1xbet sports betting ; series, J. K. Rowling
&1xbet sports betting ;A Rat's Tale,&1xbet sports betting ; Tor Seidler
&1xbet sports betting ;The Invention of Hugo Cabret,&1xbet sports betting ; Brian Selznick
&1xbet sports betting ;The Hobbit,&1xbet sports betting ; J. R. R. Tolkien
&1xbet sports betting ;The Great Good Thing,&1xbet sports betting ; Roderick Townley