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I don't read many "grown-up" books, partially through choice and partially through career necessity. But when I do pick up a book for an audience older than 12, I have been lucky in reading some real winners. One such book was The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, which is definitely one of my favorite books of the last five years--for any age. Today I saw in a publisher's catalog that a
While reshuffling our Series section in the Children's Room, I came across a Ready-for-Chapters series called "Hitty's Travels". It is a four volume series based on Rachel Field's Newbery Award winning book Hitty Her First Hundred Years. Hitty is a wooden doll that travels from girl to girl over a span of time, and she recounts her adventures with those girls. The "Hitty's Travels" books
Isn't it interesting that many of the books you mention are about animals? Perhaps the publishers think that having an animal in the book gives it kid appeal, regardless of the actual plot?
I think cute animals definitely equal quick bucks. But after I posted this I thought of some more titles-- mainly non-fiction. Both "In The Heart of the Sea" by Nathanial Philbrick and "Flags of our Fathers" by James Bradley have been adjusted for younger audiences. Great books to be sure, and might even be useful for reports or pleasure reading, but with so much intelligent