crossovers

March 5, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Mystery and Horror Cross-Overs for YA’s Wanting More

Last time I wrote about teens who were searching beyond the teen area for science fiction and fantasy cross overs, and showcased 5 authors who’s series are real hits with my teens. This time I thought I’d talk about mysteries and horror books. These are always a difficult one to pinpoint, because what we think […]

February 6, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Sci Crossover Authors for YA Looking for More

If your teens are like mine, once you find a voracious reader you cannot keep them satisfied and if they’re in love with a particular genre they will STAY there until all option are exhausted. While we’ve been talking about ‘new adults’ in YA, teens crossing over and back into the adult section is nothing new, but […]

December 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Crossing Over Adult Books to Movies in 2013

These days it seems like Hollywood is raiding YA fiction for it’s screenplays. We have Beautiful Creatures, City of Bones, and Ender’s Game to look forward to, while every day it seems another news release screams another book has been optioned, sometimes even before the series is complete (*cough* Insurgent *cough*). So I thought that while we’re talking crossovers for teens, we could […]