A quarter-billion copies sold worldwide as kids raced to discover lost civilizations, navigate black holes, and go in search of … the Yeti. This summer, eight of the original titles return to bookstores, revamped with 21st-century references (cell phones!). Will they become popular again? — Michael Reilly
- If you think nostalgia will help the books find an adult audience, click here.
- If you think a new generation of readers will pick up the books, click here. —Choose Your Own Adventure Returns (Wired)
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I actually burst out laughing when I read this in the paper edition of Wired. They ran the whole article as a series of “choices” at the bottom of pages. Somehow I doubt they’ll regain their former popularity. When I compare some of the “young adult” books that were avaialble when I was a kid to the wide range of material available to my children, I don’t forsee modern kids being excited by these books, cell phones or no cell phones.