In my ongoing list of Horizons Transitional Books, I want to include YA literature as well as adult. This is my first inclusion of YA books. I’m trying to pick books that are interesting to adults and that are thought-provoking, if not on an adult level from a writing standpoint.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Anahita’s Woven Riddle by Megan Nuttall Sayres
The Arthur Trilogy: The Seeing Stone and At the Crossing Places by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? by Milton Meltzer
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The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card (I have seen these books catalogued as both YA and adult.)
Firebirds and Firebirds Rising ed by Sharyn November
Freedom Writers Diary by The Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons by Ann Rinaldi
The Harry Potter series by J K Rowling – The only book I reviewed is Deathly Hallows.
