Adult Books for Young Adults
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compiled by Nanci Milone (milone@noblenet.org), November 1999
from contributors to YALSA-BK

Reappearance of Sam Webber, by Jonathon Scott Fuqua
A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines
Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
Imani all Mine, by Connie Porter
The girl who lived Tom Gordon, by Stephen King
Needles, by Andie Dominick
Durable Goods, by Elizabeth Berg
Joy School, by Elizabeth Berg
Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons
Amy and Isabelle, by Elizabeth Strout
What Girls Learn, by Karin Cook
On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon, by Kaye Gibbon
Space: A Memoir, by Jesse Lee Kercheval
The Moor: A Novel of Suspence, by Laurie King
Last Day, by Glenn Kleier
Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter, by Adeline Yen Mah
Last Time I Wore a Dress, by Daphne Scholinski
Rocket Boys, by Homer Hickam
Needles, by Andie Dominick
Strong for Potatoes, by Cynthia Thayer
Empire of the Ants, by Bernard Weber
Good Children, by Kate Wilhelm
To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action, by Jackie Chan
Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year, by Esme Codell
By The Shore by, Galaxy Craze
Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
When the Wind Blows by James Patterson
At All Costs, by John Gilstrap
Xanth series, by Piers Anthony
Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
The Masqueraders, by Georgette Heyer
Regency Buck, by Georgette Heyer
The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie King
Dragonriders of Pern Series, by Anne McCaffrey
Here are a few suggestions of adult titles that might appeal to YAs.
She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb
Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts
The Good Children, by Kate Wilhelm
A is for Alibi, by Sue Grafton (and the others in this series)
The Firestarter, by Stephen King (and many of his other titles, ie.
Carrie, The Shining, Misery)
The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Ship Who Serached, by Anne McCaffrey (and others in this series)
Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
Bad Angel, by Helen Benedict
Rocket Boys, by Homer Hickam
Election, by Tom Perrotta
Poetry in Motion, Empire of the Ants, by Bernard Werber
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
Where the Heart Is, by Letts
Rapture of Canaan, by Reynolds
Rising Wind, by Dick Crouch
Big Trouble, by Dave Barry
Family Resemblences, by  Lowry Pei
One on One, by Tabitha King
A Wal to Remember, by Nicholas Spark
Local Girls, by Alice Hoffman
Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
Cruddy, by Lynda Barrie
When The Wind Blows, by James Patterson
Termination Node, by Lois Gresh
Angel Fire East, by Terry Brooks
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, by Stephen King
Mother of Pearl, by Melinda Haynes
Jesus, by Viramontes
Icy Sparks, by Gwynn Rubio