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Dan Brown working on young adult version of 'Da Vinci Code'
Dan Brown is working on a young adult version of his blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code," the U.S. and UK children's divisions of Random House announced Wednesday.
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First published in 2003, Brown's thriller about conspiracies and cults has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a hit movie starring Tom Hanks. (Shutterstock/-)
Dan Brown wants to let younger readers in on the secret.
The million-selling author is working on a young adult version of his blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code," the U.S. and UK children's divisions of Random House announced Wednesday.
First published in 2003, Brown's thriller about conspiracies and cults has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a hit movie starring Tom Hanks. Brown, whose book comes out in September, said in a statement that he hoped the new edition would give young people "the same thrill of discovery" that he gets from the "mysteries of the world we live in."
(Read also: 10 reasons it's OK for adults to read young-adult novels)
Numerous authors have adapted their works for the thriving young adult market, among them Lauren Hillenbrand ("Unbroken") and Jon Meacham ("Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher").
