Tuesday, February 12, 2008

They Clean Up Nicely

Sometimes, I suppose, everyone needs a change. Some authors succeed in switching from genre to genre, or from age groups. Here are some examples of some authors who have been successful in switching from writing for adults to younger audiences.

James Patterson's Maximum Ride series have been very popular with the Young Adults:
This fourth one comes out in March.


Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's "Peter" books are Children's favorites:



and they continue with the NeverLand series:

and with Ridley Pearson's


and finally, my favorite of Gregory Maguire's cross-overbooks:



I have been delighted with all of these and am looking forward to more from these authors.

Connie

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