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Literature for Today's Young Adult
ISBN: 9780673997371 | 0673997375
Edition: 5thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date: 10/1/1996
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Offers selection suggestions for teachers and librarians in all areas of young adult literature, including novels, short stories, and drama
| Focus Boxes | |
| The People Behind the Books | |
| Tables and Charts | |
| Preface | |
| Young Adults and Their Reading | p. 3 |
| Literary Aspects of Young Adult Books | p. 37 |
| The New Realism: Of Life and Problems | p. 77 |
| The Old Romanticism: Of Wishing and Winning | p. 109 |
| Adventure, Mysteries, and the Supernatural: Of Excitement and Suspense | p. 134 | ... MORE
| Fantasy, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias | p. 158 |
| History and History Makers: Of People and Places | p. 186 |
| Nonfiction Books: Of Interesting Information | p. 222 |
| A Hodge Podge: Sports, Humor, Movies, and Other Stuff | p. 253 |
| Evaluating, Promoting, and Using Young Adult Books | p. 283 |
| Literature in the English Class: Short Stories, Novels, Poetry, Drama, and Thematic Units | p. 322 |
| Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering | p. 367 |
| A Brief History of Adolescent Literature | p. 413 |
| Book Selection Guides | p. 445 |
| Some Outstanding Books and Articles About Young Adult Literature | p. 449 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 459 |
| Subject Index | p. 461 |
| Critics and Commentators Index | p. 463 |
| Author and Title Index | p. 465 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
