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BLOG: Part 2 of Lauren's Teen/Adult Crossover Books

Lauren writes: 

I'm back! And with more awesome teen books that any adult can enjoy.

1. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
 
When I say this book is about monsters, I don't mean the cheesy creatures who inhabited the B-movies of yore. Rick Yancey's monsters are the things of nightmares. The book has a properly gothic setting: New England in the late 19th century where monsters haunt the bleak, Dickensian streets. I'm counting down the days until the sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo comes out!
 
2. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
 
This series should be illegal, it is so addictive! I raced through all 8 books in a matter of weeks. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I HAD to know who the deliciously malicious "A" was! Don't start this book unless you are prepared to get sucked in - enjoyably of course.
 
3. Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
 
Pretty Monsters is Kelly Link's first book for teens but, frankly, I didn't see any difference between it and her adult collections - Stranger Things Happen and Magic for Beginners. The stories in all three books are amazing and fantastical. I'm not usually a big fantasy reader, but I found Link's books enchanting.
 
4. Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan
 
When I read the description of Accomplice I wasn't sure I would enjoy it - the main characters sounded so selfish! But Eireann Corrigan has done a very difficult thing and that is to make a character who is involved in a horrible thing sympathetic, even likeable. Like Finn, the reader gets caught up in Chloe's schemes. Accomplice was powerful, with a haunting twist at the end.
 
5. I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
 
John Wayne Cleaver is a lot like Dexter, from the TV show of the same name. (Awesome, awesome show!) John has what Dexter calls a "dark passenger": the desire to kill, to feel blood on his hands. John's able to stay in control - for now. But his evil thoughts get louder and louder every day. He doesn't want to be this way, he just is. I loved the sinister feel of this book and so will any Dexter fans. I can't wait for the sequel Mr. Monster!
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9781931520003
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Small Beer Press, 07/01/2001

The Monstrumologist (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781416984481
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 09/01/2009

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781416984504
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 10/01/2010

Magic for Beginners (Paperback)

By Kelly Link, Shelley Jackson (Illustrator)
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780156031875
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Mariner Books, 09/01/2006

Pretty Little Liars (Paperback)

$8.99
ISBN-13: 9780060887322
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: HarperTeen, 09/01/2007

$9.99
ISBN-13: 9780765327826
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tor Books, 03/01/2010

Mr. Monster (Paperback)

$11.99
ISBN-13: 9780765327901
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Tor Books, 09/01/2010

Pretty Monsters (Paperback)

$9.99
ISBN-13: 9780142416723
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Speak, 06/01/2010

Accomplice (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780545052368
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press, 08/01/2010

Wimpy Kid #5 Out on November 9th!

Pre-Order Today

Your copy of
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5: The Ugly Truth

$13.95
ISBN-13: 9780810984912
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Amulet Books, 11/01/2010

Bookstore Bestsellers

These are the Top 10 bestselling books
at Mrs. Nelson's for the week ending August 29, 2010

Mockingjay (Hardcover)

$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780439023511
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press, 08/01/2010

The Sea Wolf (Mass Market Paperback)

$4.95
ISBN-13: 9780553212259
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bantam Classics, 04/01/1984

The Hunger Games (Paperback)

$8.99
ISBN-13: 9780439023528
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press, 07/01/2010

A Single Shard (Paperback)

$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780440418511
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Yearling, 02/01/2003

$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780807509135
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Albert Whitman & Company, 09/01/2010

$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780142412732
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Puffin, 07/01/2009

By Michael Buckley, Ethen Beavers (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780810989863
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harry N. Abrams, 09/01/2010

$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780316003957
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 04/01/2008

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780802797544
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Walker Books for Young Readers, 08/01/2008

Shark vs. Train (Hardcover)

By Chris Barton, Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780316007627
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 04/01/2010

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