I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I grew up in a house with very few books.
When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults.
When I was growing up, if there was a Young Adult section of my town's library, I missed it. I wandered right from 'The Babysitter's Club' over to Stephen King. His books were big and fat and they seemed important. I eventually worked my way through most of the shelf, but 'It' is the one that stuck with me.
As far as I'm concerned, you either read books for children, or you read books for adults.
Some of my favorite books to read are young adult books.
I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was fifteen years old, and every book I've read has taught me something.
Most adults, unlike most children, understand the difference between a book that will hold them spellbound for a rainy Sunday afternoon and a book that will put them in touch with a part of themselves they didn't even know existed.
I don't live in books, but, boy, have books amplified my life.
I've known since I was 12 that I wanted to write. My father was a teacher, and there were so many books around, it seemed natural to pick them up.
I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.