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New AdultBooks

Recommendations for readerslooking for books that deal with the

transition between teens andadulthood

What is New Adult?

There are many books published in

both the young adult (early to mid-

teens) and adult (late 20s and older)

genres but fewer books deal with

characters and issues that arise in the

lives of late teens to early 20-year-olds.

This list contains New Adult books that

cover a wide array of topics and

themes concerning young adulthood

and transition between being a child

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Tempest by Julie Cross

Jackson Meyer is a normal college student - except for

the fact that he can travel through time. When he

accidently jumps back two years into the past after

watching his girlfriend get fatally shot, Jackson must find

a way to return to his original time to save her.

Piled Higher and Deeper by JorgeCham

This comic strip collection illustrates the life of a

graduate student, including the academic work, the long

nights of studying and explaining to people why they are

still enrolled in school long after others have left.

Big U by Neal Stephenson

Set on the campus of American Megaversity, every

university social group is equally satirized. From

radioactive rats to bat hordes to a university that

progressively becomes more out of control, this story is

offers a new take on attending a state college.

Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee OMalley

This graphic novel stars Scott, a 23-year-old who is

between jobs, shares a bed with his roommate and has

started dating a high school student. His life becomes all

turned around when he meets Ramona Flowers and

must battle her ex-boyfriend for the r ight to date her.

Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Henry was a college baseball star until he became

injured and began doubting what he was doing with

his life. His story intertwines with four other people

who are all trying to fight their anxieties, keep

secrets and confront their hopes.

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

When Carl becomes a carrier of an infectious

parasite that turns people into ravaging vampires, he

has to find all of his ex-girlfriends and stop them

before they can pass on the parasite to others.

Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot

Heather has fallen quite a ways from her pop-idol

days she is single, without a job or money and isnow a normal size 12. She finally finds a new job as

a R.A. at a college only to have one of her residents

discovered dead at the bottom of the elevator shaft.

Moo by Jane Smiley

Moo University, located in the heart of the

Midwest, has a diverse group of characters that

teach and attend the school, including Bob

whose only friend is Early Butz, a pig.

I Am the Messenger by MarkusZusak

Being a cab driver was never Eds dream but he

fell into it after high school and quickly stopped

trying to plan his future. But, when a playing

card arrives in the mail with messages that he

has to deliver to people in trouble, Ed finds a

new purpose to his life.

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

James is the student of a former writing prodigy

who now smokes pot instead of writing his next

book. Through a series of darkly funny

misadventures, both writers learn that they

cannot live their characters fates but must

make their own.