tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post884339277026640587..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: New Category: YA or YA CrossoverMarie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-80561977530537891812011-04-23T17:11:11.404-04:002011-04-23T17:11:11.404-04:00Great idea! I'll be checking it out often :)Great idea! I'll be checking it out often :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965647842119649711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-6307860174777113892011-04-13T19:37:31.756-04:002011-04-13T19:37:31.756-04:00Off the top of my head, I can't think of an ad...Off the top of my head, I can't think of an adult novel that is particularly YA (although I've been reading adult novels...since I was 11 or possibly younger..)but one YA novel that I loved was The Hunger Games, a dystopian novel I'd consider on par with Brave New World or Fahrenheit 451, and I think a lot of adults would like it if they read it.Space Station Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091908248048157507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-3691422049221299892011-04-12T20:04:24.342-04:002011-04-12T20:04:24.342-04:00I read a lot of YA in the past few years, and thin...I read a lot of YA in the past few years, and think the funniest crossover is that, at least in our local library, all the Jane Austen novels have migrated into the YA section. A lot of stores put anything with a main character who is 19 or younger in the YA section. I first noticed this with Ender's Game, which as Sheryl notes was always sold as SF before that.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-504621302189736422011-04-12T17:27:43.363-04:002011-04-12T17:27:43.363-04:00when my teens raid my bookshelf - they tend to pul...when my teens raid my bookshelf - they tend to pull out the sci-fi and fantasy. These do have some violence, but usually (with some glaring exceptions) don't have much sexually explicit materialSherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653569816201223711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-36934257577193175922011-04-12T12:03:22.831-04:002011-04-12T12:03:22.831-04:00I'm definitely interested to see what you revi...I'm definitely interested to see what you review that falls under this category. For me, I had to stop. Sadly I do not have the patience for YA.<br />Alayne - <a href="http://thecrowdedleaf.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">The Crowded Leaf.</a>Alaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305704919065945772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-74656373310593903852011-04-11T14:51:07.893-04:002011-04-11T14:51:07.893-04:00THE EYRE AFFAIR was an Alex pick and it's one ...THE EYRE AFFAIR was an Alex pick and it's one of my favorites. The list for this year has a number of great titles.Melissa Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761668159421575198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-86036471765947781222011-04-11T14:15:10.952-04:002011-04-11T14:15:10.952-04:00I am not really into YA books. Basically, if it i...I am not really into YA books. Basically, if it is a Holocaust memoir written by a teenager, I might read it in order to review it for the YA it is geared towards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-62307092430104035402011-04-11T13:55:43.513-04:002011-04-11T13:55:43.513-04:00Grrrngh, I wrote up a whole intelligent post and B...Grrrngh, I wrote up a whole intelligent post and Blogger ate it, that jerk. Hmph.<br /><br />In the case of Book Thief (which I agree, is an EXCELLENT book): Australia has a handy publishing demographic for Young Adult, meaning 20-somethings. When Australian "Young Adult" books are ported here to the states, publishers translate "Young Adult" as "Teen." For authors like Marcus Zusak, whose books are very teen-friendly and accessible, it's not a big deal--but authors like Sonya Hartnett (who writes lyrical, dreamy, wonderful books that really speak to the 20- and 30-something sensibilities and experiences) really suffer from being published as "teen" books here.<br /><br />The adult books that the teens really go for in my library are generally current and past best-sellers [insert snark re: relative sophistication level of Bestselling Fiction here], particularly books featuring teens or abuse (e.g., _The Room_ or _A Child Called It_).Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942054277477328292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-66188419984325281392011-04-11T08:30:58.071-04:002011-04-11T08:30:58.071-04:00I am glad that you found a way to organize these p...I am glad that you found a way to organize these posts within the blog! I would have to say that I can't really answer your question because I read so few YA titles. I have a few coming up, so I am hoping to get a little more familiar with the genre, but right now I am just sort of clueless about the whole thing.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-12124433948744316922011-04-11T06:35:30.827-04:002011-04-11T06:35:30.827-04:00One great example of this would be Saving Cee Cee ...One great example of this would be Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt. I believe it was marketed as an adult book, but my 13 year old read it and loved it. Another book that went the other way was The Book Thief, which is marketed as YA but is universally loved by adults. I scratch my head sometimes at how this all works. I never used to be a YA person, but since my kids have grown into this category, I have too and some of my favorites have fallen into this category.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-20023759728937788792011-04-11T06:20:48.477-04:002011-04-11T06:20:48.477-04:00That Mark Haddpm book I read had been targeted to ...That Mark Haddpm book I read had been targeted to both adults and YA so I guess that could be one.Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com