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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
Is there why there were two versions from the start? One adult and one juvenile one?
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The books are identical - it's only the cover art that's different. The reason for the "adult editions" was simply that the books proved so amazingly popular with adults that the publisher brought out new editions with covers that didn't make it look as though it was a children's book, to encourage adult sales. If I recall correctly, the "adult editions" came out after about the 3rd or 4th book in the series. Certainly the last three books were released with "adult" and "juvenile" covers simultaneously.