| Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature Contributor(s): Trupe, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313332347 ISBN-13: 9780313332340 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $78.21 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Contemporary young adult literature is a relatively new genre. This guide provides an overview of the burgeoning field, focusing primarily on fiction. Included are 32 chapters on particular themes of special significance to young adults, including Abuse, Sexual Violence, and Healing; Families, Traditional and Redefined; Imagined Futures; Supernatural and Alien Beings: Confronting the Other; and War's Impact. Each chapter provides critical discussions of several important works, beginning with one or more classics and ending with a list of recommended fiction on the same theme. An appendix groups works according to additional themes, and a selected bibliography cites important critical resources. Among the works discussed are: The Buffalo Tree The Chocolate War Dance on My Grave The Facts Speak for Themselves Hard Love The Harmony Arms Letters from the Inside Monster Love Necessary Roughness Slave Day Tangerine And many more. Librarians and teachers will find this guide useful in recommending works to young readers, as well as for choosing texts to suit curricular needs. Many of the texts have been the topic of brief book reviews but not critical articles. Thus this guide lays the groundwork for further critical discussion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| LCCN: 2006006174 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 7.22" W x 10.06" (1.64 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary young adult literature is a relatively new genre. This guide provides an overview of the burgeoning field, focusing primarily on fiction. Each of the 32 chapters is devoted to a theme of special significance to young adults, and provides brief critical discussions of several related literary works. Chapters close with lists of fiction for further reading. An appendix groups works according to additional themes, and a selected bibliography cites relevant critical studies. |
