YA Books with Adult Appeal
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing
- The Bartimaeus Trilogy
- The Book Thief
- A Great and Terrible Beauty
- The House of the Scorpion
- I am the Messenger
- Looking for Alaska
- The Minister's Daughter
- Peeps
- Saving Francesca
Sorcery and Cecilia
- So Yesterday
- The Wee Free Men
- Wide Awake
- The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
- The Gospel According to Larry & Vote for Larry by Janet Tashjian
- Tomorrow When the War Began series by John Marsdan
- Tamar by Mal Peet
- A Room On Lorelei Street
- Inside Out by Terry Trueman
- Godless by Pete Hautman
- King Dork by Frank Portman
- A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
- Anything by Chris Crutcher
- Anything by KL Going
- The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, and River Secrets by Shannon Hale
- Enchantress from the Stars, by Sylvia Engdahl
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares
- Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
- His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
- The Cup of the World by John Dickinson
- The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, Spindle's End, Rose Daughter, by Robin McKinley Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
- Sorcery & Cecilia and following books by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, by Garth Nix
- Firebirds, and Firebirds Rising anthologies, edited by Sharyn November
- The Ropemaker, by Peter Dickinson
- Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
- The Earthsea books by Ursula K. LeGuin
- The Young Wizards books by Diane Duane
- Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman
- Dark Lord of Derkholm & others by Diana Wynne Jones
- East, by Edith Pattou
- The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, and The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner
- True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
- Hollow Kingdom trilogy by Clare B. Dunkle
- Elizabeth Wein's books
- Feed, by M T Anderson
- Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
- Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
- Honey Baby Sweetheart by Deb Caletti
Parrotfish Ellen Wittlinger (most of her books have adult appeal, too)
- Libba Bray’s books
- Alex Flinn
- Sarah Dessen
- Plum-Ucci's What Happened to Lani Garver and The Body of Christopher Creed
- The Sterkarm Handshake by Price (but NOT the sequel, which doesn't hold a candle to the first).
- The New Policeman, Kate Thompson
- Rules of Survival, Nancy Werlin
- LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- THE LOOKING GLASS WARS by Frank Beddor
- PUCKER by Melanie Gideon
- The ARTEMIS FOWL series -- especially for Harry Potter lovers!
- THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER and THE ANGEL OF DEATH by Alane Ferguson
- ELSEWHERE by Gabrielle Zevin
- The PROWLERS series by Christopher Golden
- THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher (releases in October)
- Keturah and Lord Death
- Harry Potter (Did I even have to mention it?)
- Princess Academy
- The Ruby in the Smoke
- Jackaroo -- is that YA?
- Vampire Hunter D novel series
- The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
- A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly
- Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale
- True Adventures of a Heartless Girl by Martha Brooks
- Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
- The Sally Lockhart mysteries by Philip Pullman
- Looking for Alaska & An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
- Saving Francesca & Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
- 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
- Astonishing Adventures of Fan Boy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
- Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
- Eragon, Eldest
- Harry Potter Series
- Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, Charmed Thirds (especially once they’ve picked up “Fourth Comings” in the adult section, liked it, and asked what else this author has read)
- Terry Pratchett novels (for those who have read this adult novels)
- Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, of course.
- Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Beauty by Robin McKinley
Compiled by:
Stephanie A. Squicciarini, M.L.S.
Teen/Young Adult Services Librarian
Fairport Public Library
September 26, 2007
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