If you voraciously read the Harry Potter series, or have looked forward to bedtime with your kids just to see where the plot was going in their latest book, you know that young adult literature can be fun and entertaining for all ages.

Best-Selling author and First Book supporter, James Patterson, was recently featured in the New York Times for his efforts to spread the word about young adult literature, and encouraging book stores to promote these books in similar ways to his adult novels.

Of his young adult series, Maximum Ride, Patterson is “convinced that there aren’t enough books like this- books that kids can pick up and go ‘Wow, that was terrific, I wouldn’t mind reading another book.’” For Mr. Patterson, “The most important thing to me is that more kids read these.”

You can read more of the New York Times article online by clicking here.