Alas, I've been told that college fictional books are hard to come by as they typically don't sell. I find this hard to believe as younger readers (kids thru teens read UP - as in they tend to read books about older characters). There are awesome YA books - don't get me wrong, but what about life after high school? There's a HUGE jump from teen fiction to adult fiction with few titles in between. Here's a list of college or life after high school fiction (It's not completely up to date)
Besides the few books dealing with college aged characters - the books jump to twenty-somethings dealing with jobs, boyfriends, and their vast social life.
Is there a need for more books with college aged characters? I think so -and not just because I wrote a book about Emily's first year at college or because I love reading books about college life. I admit, I was hooked on Freshmen Dorm when I was in middle school. Do you like reading books about characters in college?
Just for fun, here's the start of my novel - it's in verse.
I’ve been waiting
my whole life
for this moment:
waiting for the escape
waiting for the independence
waiting to find myself.
And now that it’s here,
I’m waiting to figure out
what to do first.
