Reviews for Literature for Today's Young Adults

The average rating for Literature for Today's Young Adults based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-29 00:00:00 Robin Ayers I read an updated edition of this book for a YA Readers course. The new edition was incredible! The authors went into great detail on why diverse books are needed for young reader and how the characters a young reader identifies with can have both positive and negative impacts on the reader. Such an enlightening book and course

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-22 00:00:00 Andrew Owens 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 ...