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Sexual Content in Young Adult Literature

Author : Bryan Gillis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144224688X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Sexual Content in Young Adult Literature written by Bryan Gillis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though discussing sexual material in novels aimed at the young adult market may make some individuals blush, the authors of such fiction often seek to represent a very real component in the lives of many teens. Unfortunately, authentic and teen-relatable information on healthy adolescent sexuality is not readily available, and sex education classes have had a minimal effect on positive sexual identity development. Consequently, young adult literature that contains sexual elements can play a critical role in addressing the questions and concerns of teens. In Sexual Content in Young Adult Fiction: Reading between the Sheets, Bryan Gillis and Joanna Simpson examine sexual material in canonical, historical, dystopian, romantic, and realistic contemporary fiction for teens. The authors begin with an exploration of sexual identity development and discuss the constructive influence that realistic representations of teen sexual behavior can have on that development. The authors provide a myriad of texts and examples that will help parents, teachers, and librarians better understand the positive role that sexual content in YA fiction can play in the socio-emotional and academic development of adolescents. The book concludes with an overview and analysis of censorship in the world of young adult fiction. In addition to providing a survey of sexual content in young adult literature, this book can help inspire adults to facilitate effective and responsible discussions about young adult fiction that contains sexual material. Featuring a "novels cited" and "works cited" bibliography, Sexual Content in Young Adult Fiction is an important resource that parents and educators will find particularly valuable.

Learning Curves

Author : Beth Younger
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810869500
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Learning Curves written by Beth Younger and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-07-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescence is a time of growth, change, and confusion for young women. During this transition from childhood to adulthood, sex and gender roles become more important. Meanwhile, depictions of females_from the hyper-sexualized girls of music videos to the chaste repression of Purity Balls_send mixed messages to young women about their bodies and their sexuality. Over the last several decades, authors of young adult novels have been challenged to reflect this concern in their work and have responded with varying degrees of success. In Learning Curves: Body Image and Female Sexuality in Young Adult Literature, Beth Younger examines how cultural assumptions and social constraints are reinforced and complicated through common representations of young women. Each chapter analyzes a recurrent theme in the history of young adult literature, including issues of body image, pregnancy, abortion, lesbianism, and romance. By examining selected novels for their sexual content, situating them within their social and historical context, and analyzing their discursive qualities, the author reveals the multitude of complex ways that society depicts teenagers and their sexualities and offers a critique of patriarchal culture that gives value to the female experience.

Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight

Author : Christine Seifert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442246588
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight written by Christine Seifert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at how popular young adult literature fetishizes virginity. Christine Seifert examines how and why so much romance and dystopian fiction—the two most popular genres in YA lit—have focused on what she calls “abstinence porn”—a phenomenon that has broken out since the appearance of Twilight on the market.

The Heart Has Its Reasons

Author : Michael Cart, columnist, reviewer, Booklist magazine; author or editor of 25 books including: “Representing the Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969” co-authored with Christine A. Jenkins; past president, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN)
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461734207
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Book Synopsis The Heart Has Its Reasons by : Michael Cart, columnist, reviewer, Booklist magazine; author or editor of 25 books including: “Representing the Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969” co-authored with Christine A. Jenkins; past president, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN)

Download or read book The Heart Has Its Reasons written by Michael Cart, columnist, reviewer, Booklist magazine; author or editor of 25 books including: “Representing the Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969” co-authored with Christine A. Jenkins; past president, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN) and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals to find positive role models in fiction either written or published expressly for them or - if published for adults - relevant to them and their lives. This book examines these issues and critically evaluates the body of literature published for young adults that offers homosexual themes and characters.

Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature

Author : Christine A. Jenkins
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442278072
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature written by Christine A. Jenkins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions of gender and sexuality have become part of mainstream conversations and are being reflected in the work of more and more writers of fiction, particularly in literature aimed at young adult audiences. But young readers, regardless of their sexual orientation, don’t always know what books offer well-rounded portrayals of queer characters and situations. Fortunately, finding positive role models in fiction that features LGBTQ+ themes has become less problematic, though not without its challenges. In Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature: LGBTQ+ Content since 1969, Christine Jenkins and Michael Cart provide an overview of the literary landscape. An expanded version of The Heart Has Its Reasons, this volume charts the evolution of YA literature that features characters and themes which resonate not only with LGBTQ+ readers but with their allies as well. In this resource, Jenkins and Cart identify titles that are notable either for their excellence—accurate, thoughtful, and tactful depictions—or deficiencies—books that are wrongheaded, stereotypical, or outdated. Each chapter has been significantly updated, and this edition also includes new chapters on bisexual, transgender, and intersex issues and characters, as well as chapters on comics, graphic novels, and works of nonfiction. This book also features an annotated bibliography and a number of author-title lists of books discussed in the text that will aid teachers, librarians, parents, and teen readers. Encompassing a wider array of sexual identities, Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature is an invaluable resource for young people eager to read about books relevant to them and their lives.

The Critical Merits of Young Adult Literature

Author : Crag Hill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134054742
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Critical Merits of Young Adult Literature written by Crag Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of the literary effectiveness of young adult literature from a critical, research-oriented perspective answers two key questions asked by many teachers and scholars in the field: Does young adult literature stand up on its own as literature? Is it worthy of close study? The treatment is both conceptual and pragmatic. Each chapter discusses a topical text set of YA novels in a conceptual framework—how these novels contribute to or deconstruct conventional wisdom about key topics from identity formation to awareness of world issues, while also providing a springboard in secondary and college classrooms for critical discussion of these novels. Uncloaking many of the issues that have been essentially invisible in discussions of YA literature, these essays can then guide the design of curriculum through which adolescent readers hone the necessary skills to unpack the ideologies embedded in YA narratives. The annotated bibliography provides supplementary articles and books germane to all the issues discussed. Closing "End Points" highlight and reinforce cross-cutting themes throughout the book and tie the essays together.

Critical Content Analysis of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Author : Holly Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317311493
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Critical Content Analysis of Children’s and Young Adult Literature written by Holly Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors describe their strategies for critically reading global and multicultural literature and the range of procedures they use for critical analyses. They also reflect on how these research strategies can inform classrooms and children as readers. Critical content analysis offers researchers a methodology for examining representations of power and position in global and multicultural children’s and adolescent literature. This methodology highlights the critical as locating power in social practices by understanding, uncovering, and transforming conditions of inequity. Importantly, it also provides insights into specific global and multicultural books significant within classrooms as well as strategies that teachers can use to engage students in critical literacy.

Spirituality in Young Adult Literature

Author : Patty Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442252391
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Spirituality in Young Adult Literature written by Patty Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when almost any gritty topic can be featured in a young adult novel, there is one subject that is avoided by writers and publishers. Faith and belief in God seldom appear in traditional form in novels for teens. The lack of such ideas in mainstream adolescent literature can be interpreted by teens to mean that these matters are not important. Yet a significant part of growing up is struggling with issues of spirituality. The underlying problem, of course, is that there are so few writers who are willing to talk to teenagers about God, even indirectly, or who themselves have the religious literacy for the task. Spirituality in Young Adult Literature: The Last Taboo tackles a subject rarely portrayed in fiction aimed at teens. In this volume, Patty Campbell examines not only realistic fiction, but young adult literature that deals with mysticism, apocalyptical end times, and even YA novels that depict the Divine Encounter. Campbell maintains that fantasy works are inherently spiritual, because the plots nearly always progress toward a showdown between good and evil. As such, the author surmises that the popularity of fantasy among teens may represent their interest in the mystical dimensions of faith and the otherworldly. In this study, Campbell examines works of fiction that express perspectives from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Distinguished YA novelist Chris Crowe provides a chapter on Mormon values and Mormon YA authors and how their novels integrate those values into their books. By looking at how spirituality is represented in novels aimed at teens, this book asks what progress, if any, has been made in slaying the taboo. Although most of the books discussed in this study are recent, an appendix lists YA books from 1967 to the present that have dealt with issues of faith. A timely look at an important subject, Spirituality in Young Adult Literature will be of interest to young adult librarians, junior and senior high school teachers, and students and instructors of college courses in adolescent literature, as well as to parents of teens.

The Verse Novel in Young Adult Literature

Author : Brenna Friesner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442272457
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Verse Novel in Young Adult Literature written by Brenna Friesner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining more than 120 titles, this book discusses the history of verse novels, analyzes key works, and considers how this increasingly popular sub-genre of young adult fiction can grapple with content that distinguishes it from traditional fiction for teens.

LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction

Author : Caren J. Town
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786496940
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction written by Caren J. Town and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young adult literature featuring teenage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning characters is fast growing in popularity. Unlike the "problem novels" of the past, which focused on the guilt, bullying and isolation of LGBTQ characters, today's narratives present more sympathetic and celebratory portrayals. The author explores a selection of recent novels--many of which may be new to readers--and places them in the wider contexts of LGBTQ literature and history. Chapters discuss a range of topics, including the relationship of Queer Theory to literature, LGBTQ families, and recent trends in utopian and dystopian science fiction.

Young Adult Literature

Author : Michael Cart
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838910459
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Young Adult Literature written by Michael Cart and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps YA librarians who want to freshen up their readers advisory skills, teachers who use novels in the classroom, and adult services librarians who increasingly find themselves addressing the queries of teen patrons.

International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children and Young Adults

Author : B.J. Epstein
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1785279858
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children and Young Adults written by B.J. Epstein and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection explores LGBTQ+ literature for young readers around the world, and connects this literature to greater societal, political, linguistic, historical, and cultural concerns. It brings together contributions from across the academic and activist spectra, looking at picture books, middle-grade books and young adult novels to explore what is at stake when we write (or do not write) about LGBTQ+ topics for young readers. The topics include the representation of sexualities and gender identities; depictions of queer families; censorship; links between culture, language and sexuality/gender; translation of LGBTQ+ literature for young readers; and self-publishing. It is the first collection to expand the study of LGBTQ+ literature for young readers beyond the English-speaking world and to draw cross-cultural comparisons.

Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature

Author : Victor Malo-Juvera
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1475851332
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Taboo with Young Adult Literature written by Victor Malo-Juvera and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers 6th - 12th grade educators guided instructional approaches for including diverse young adult (YA) literature in the classroom as a form of social justice teaching and learning. Through the YA books spotlighted in this text, educators are provided pre-, during-, and after reading activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of topics that are often considered taboo in the classroom - race, racism, mental health, immigration, gender, sexuality, sexual assault - while increasing their literacy practices.

Teaching Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive Young Adult Literature

Author : R. Joseph Rodríguez
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351580450
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive Young Adult Literature written by R. Joseph Rodríguez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Rodríguez uses theories of critical literacy and culturally responsive teaching to argue that our schools, and our culture, need sustaining and inclusive young adult (YA) literature/s to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse readers and all students. This book provides an outline for the study of literature through cultural and literary criticism, via essays that analyze selected YA literature (drama, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) in four areas: scribal identities and the self-affirmation of adolescents; gender and sexualities; schooling and education of young adult characters; and teachers’ roles and influences in characters’ coming of age. Applying critical literacy theories and a youth studies lens, this book shines a light on the need for culturally sustaining and inclusive pedagogies to read adolescent worlds. Complementing these essays are critical conversations with seven key contemporary YA literature writers, adding biographical perspectives to further expand the critical scholarship and merits of YA literature.

Routledge Library Editions: Literature and Sexuality

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351816543
Total Pages : 1946 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Library Editions: Literature and Sexuality written by Various Authors and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 1946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set brings together a collection of classic out-of-print works that offer some surprising new takes on the theme of sexuality in literature. Whether examining new spaces by unrepresented women writers of colour or looking afresh at gay writings of the early twentieth century, this set presents a thought-provoking take on the subject, and as such is an essential reference source.

Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature

Author : Victor Malo-Juvera
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000769992
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature written by Victor Malo-Juvera and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognizing the determination of a canon as an ongoing process of discussion and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught, and discussed books of our time. By considering the unique criteria which might underpin the classification of a YAL canon, this text raises critical questions of what it means to define canonicity and designate certain books as belonging to the YAL canon. Moving beyond ideas of what is taught or featured in textbooks, the volume emphasizes the role of adolescents’ choice, the influence of popular culture, and above all the multiplicity of ways in which literature might be interpreted and reflected in the lives of young readers. Chapters examine an array of texts through varied critical lenses, offer detailed literary analyses and divergent interpretations, and consider how themes might be explored in pedagogical contexts. By articulating the ways in which teachers and young readers may have traditionally interpreted YAL, this volume will extend debate on canonicity and counter dominant narratives that posit YAL texts as undeserving of canonical status. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, professionals, and libraries in the field of young adult literature, fiction literacy, children’s literacy and feminist studies.

Teaching Young Adult Literature Today

Author : Judith A. Hayn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475829485
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Young Adult Literature Today written by Judith A. Hayn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-11-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. Literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great reads—smart, insightful, and engaging books that are specifically written for adolescents.