Authors for Adults and Teens
A little over a year ago I noticed something strange: a book by a first-time author for young adults had multiple requests on it before it had even hit our shelves. Ok, that isn’t really strange, I suppose. Definitely strange, though: almost every single person who had requested it was an adult. The book was Shelter by Harlan Coben and this month several people are waiting for a copy of the second book in his Mickey Bolitar series, Seconds Away. Harlan Coben has had a very successful career writing for adults and his readers have followed him over as he has begun publishing books for teens. There are several authors who may begin their careers writing for adults and transition to writing for teens or bounce between writing books for teens, children and adults. Below I’ve listed a few authors who have written for teens and adults and a few titles you might consider. Which authors or titles do you recommend?
Authors for Adults and Teens
- Peter Abrahams – The Tutor (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Peter Abrahams – Reality Check (Teen Fiction)
- Isabel Allende – Zorro (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Isabel Allende – City of the Beasts (Teen Fiction)
- Clive Barker – Mister B. Gone (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Clive Barker - Abarat (Teen Fiction)
- Francesca Lia Block – The Elementals (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Francesca Lia Block – Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat (Teen Fiction)
- Michael Chabon – Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Michael Chabon - Summerland (Teen Fiction)
- Jennifer Donnelly – The Tea Rose (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Jennifer Donnelly – Revolution (Teen Fiction)
- Shannon Hale – Austenland (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Shannon Hale – Princess Academy (Teen Fiction)
- Nick Hornby – A Long Way Down (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Nick Hornby – Slam (Teen Fiction)
- Joyce Carol Oates – The Gravedigger’s Daughter (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Joyce Carol Oates – Two or Three Things I Forgot To Tell You (Teen Fiction)
- Dave Pelzer – A Child Called It: One Child’s Courage to Survive (Adult Nonfiction with Teen Appeal)
- Dave Pelzer – Help Yourself for Teens: Real-Life Advice for Real-Life Challenges (Teen Nonfiction)
- Adriana Trigiani – Lucia, Lucia (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Adriana Trigiani – Viola in Reel Life (Teen Fiction)
- Scott Westerfeld – The Risen Empire (Adult Fiction with Teen Appeal)
- Scott Westerfeld - Peeps (Teen Fiction)
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