Thread: NYT goes trolling - "Adults shouldn't read read YA fiction"
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Old 04-28-2012, 08:26 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Nyssa View Post
The average adult novel is in the 800 to 900 lexile range (approximately on par for middle school level). The Series of Unfortunate Events books range from 1010 to 1370, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is 1030 and Tales of Beedle the Bard is 1290.
Thanks for the link. That's good to know.

It would be interesting to know what the average Lexile range for YA novels is. It's interesting that some of the most popular are above average even for adults.
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