[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 561

[summers.65 at osu.edu]

No: HPFGUIDX 12027

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Message: 24
   Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 01:52:36 -0000
   From: "Kristen" <sage016 at yahoo.com>
Subject: new york times best sellers.

yeah i realize this is a very old topic of debate but i have to bring
it up again.  Today i was at barns and noble tooking at different
fantasy series that could keep me busy until the new harry potter book
came out.  The series i chose was the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.
When i got home i looked on the back of the book and  i noticed it had
a reading level on it.  this series is for kids between the ages of
9-12.  I dont mind...the books are all over 300 pages and look like
alot of fun.  the thing thats bothering me is they were all in the
Adult section of barns and nobles...and i went back after dinner and
they were no where to be found in the childrens section. ALSO every
book (including the newest one) says New York Times Bestseller at the
top.
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GASP!  You went to...Barnes and Noble!!!!  Hee hee.  I work at Borders, so
there's a natural rivalry.

The Redwall series is classified as Young Adult fiction, which isn't
technically part of the Kids' section (in our store it's outside the kids
section but nearby) and also includes books like Bridge to Terabithia and
Holes by Louis Sachar.  The Philip Pullman His Dark Materials series is
also in this category.  However, I have noticed a few of the hardcover
Jacques books classified as Science Fiction (which I shelve).  This
category confusion is also a problem for Pullman...the hardcover and
quality paperback of his books are Science Fiction but the mass-market
paperbacks (little el cheapo ones) are Young Adult.  Go figure.

The HP series, on the other hand, is Intermediate Fiction which IS part of
the Kids' department.  Young Adult is 12 and up, Intermediate is 9-12.

Lori, bookseller extraordinaire




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