Most of our prior posts on this blog seemed to emphasize young adult books, but the recent post on boys and philosophy books made me think about adult books for young adults. As I mentioned in a previous post, booktalks should always provide variety, but I still wonder if any generalizations can be made about what types of adult books most appeal to young adults. The Alex Awards are always useful to consult, and I'll be interested in what GBN Librarian hears from Michael Cart when she hears him speak at NSLS.
I recently read a harsh, but entertaining, article, "Wonder Bread" on books written by Jonathon Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, Alice Sebold and others, that critiques them for providing overly optimistic endings to traumatic plotlines. It struck me that many of the books mentioned are adult books that appeal to young adults. Interesting.
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Maybe the very element criticized in "Wonder Bread" is what actually attracts young adults to the authors/books discussed. Many teens seem drawn to angst or dark plotlines while simultaneously approaching life with youthful optimism.
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