From: Andrew Ogus <andbooks>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 09:51:03 -0700

I was glad to hear of some "Crossover books" that are NOT fantasy novels i.e. "To Kill a Mockingbird" (though I NEVER thought of it as a children's book, or even a young adult book - maybe it crossed the other way) and Lowry's "The Giver." In trying to think of crossover books myself I could only come up with "fantasies" such as Tolkien, Charlotte's Web (which I read at least once a year), Narnia, etc. Gulliver's Travels is probably the classic crossover, written for adults but now relegated oddly to children. I'd also be curious to hear from some librarians about what determines where a book might be placed. I remember reading "The Fellowship of the Ring" repeatedly, and wondering where I could find the next two books in the trilogy. At last I reached seventh grade and was able to check out books from the adult section our library - and there they were.
Received on Tue 08 Jun 1999 11:51:03 AM CDT