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Pt. 1 Understanding Young Adults and Books 1
Ch. 1 Young Adults and Their Reading 1
Ch. 2 A Brief History of Young Adult Literature 39
Ch. 3 New Technology, New Attitudes, and New Literacies 77
Pt. 2 Modern Young Adult Reading 111
Ch. 4 Contemporary Realistic Fiction: From Tragedies to Romances 111
Ch. 5 Poetry, Drama, Humor, and New Media 147
Ch. 6 Adventure, Sports, Mysteries, and the Supernatural 183
Ch. 7 Fantasy, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias 215
Ch. 8 History and History Makers: Of People and Places 243
Ch. 9 Nonfiction: Information, Literary Nonfiction, Biographies, and Self-Help Books 277
Pt. 3 Adults and the Literature of Adults 311
Ch. 10 Evaluating, Promoting, and Using Young Adult Books 311
Ch. 11 Young Adult Literature in the English Class 355
Ch. 12 Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering 387
Appendix A Glossary of Literary Terms Illustrated by YA Literature 433
Appendix B Book Selection Guides 439
Appendix C Some Outstanding Books and Articles about Young Adult Literature 443
Acknowledgments 453
Authors, Critics, and Commentators Index 455
Subject Index 465
Title Index 467
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Andrew Owens
reviewed Literature for Today's Young Adults on August 22, 2015
Literature for Today's Young Adults
Great information on not just the history of YA literature, but also the psychology of young adults (e.g. stages of emotional growth), hallmarks of YA literature genres, book lists, who's who of YA lit, teaching and instruction strategies, etc.
The thing that bumped it down one star for me was the price --I had to purchase it for my Books and Media for Young Adults class for $100+. While the information is great and worth keeping, part of the reason why I'm keeping this text is also because I spent so much on it ...
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