Children's Books?

[butagirl at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 29652

Jenny from Ravenclaw wrote:

<<:The English teacher steps up and gives it a shot:  "Bastard Out of 
Carolina", "Snow in August" and "Ellen Foster" are three novels with quite 
young protagonists but are clearly written for adults.  Many authors also 
have young protagonists in the beginning of their novels but they grow up 
throughout the course of the novel, just like :gasp: Harry Potter!  Some 
examples of those are Alice Hoffman, Pat Conroy and -damn, my books are 
packed up right now.  I think I've made my point, though.>>

There are many other examples in recent literature - the books of Stephen 
King are a case in point. Just off the top of my head, "It", "Carrie", 
"Firestarter", "The Body" (i.e., Stand by Me) and "Apt Pupil" spring to mind. 
None of those could remotely be described as children's books, yet all have 
child protagonists.

PS I consider Huckleberry Finn to be a children's book - I and many of my 
friends certainly read it as children.

Sharon Brindle