Have you ever been surprised when a book you wanted to check out was shelved in the teen department? Ever since the publication of
The Golden Compass in 1996 and
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in 1998, there have been a growing number of crossover books that appeal to both adult and young adult audiences. Here are a few of the many of such books available at the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library. Please talk to the librarian at the Readers’ Advisory desk (at the foot of the stairs in the fiction section, near the Quiet Study room) for more great suggestions, and please post your own suggestions as comments!
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Although it is marketed as a young adult book and features a teenage protagonist, the
Absolutely True Diary won the
National Book Award. 
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through a televised survival competition pitting young people against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. This is the first book in an extremely popular trilogy (the final book,
Mockingjay, was just released in August) with sales figures and a readership to rival
Twilight. Rumor has it that the series will soon be on the big screen.
Jacob and Will Reckless have looked out for each other ever since their father disappeared, but when Jacob discovers a magical mirror that transports him to a warring world populated by witches, giants, and ogres, he keeps it to himself until Will follows him one day, with dire consequences. This book, released only a few weeks ago, was highly recommended by a middle-aged patron who visited the RA desk recently.
"Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and "Holes"
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