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The Agony and the Eggplant

Author : Walter Hogan
Publisher : Studies in Young Adult Literature
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Agony and the Eggplant written by Walter Hogan and published by Studies in Young Adult Literature. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Agony and the Eggplant is the first book-length study of author, illustrator, and radio personality, Daniel Pinkwater. Pinkwater began writing and illustrating children's books in 1970 and has been a prolific author for three decades. He has written over 70 books altogether: more than fifty picture books, a dozen books for middle-grade or intermediate readers, half a dozen books for adolescents, an adult novel, and several books of nonfiction. This fifth volume in the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series discusses nearly all of Pinkwater's books, and emphasizes his young adult fiction: Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars (1979), The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death (1982), The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror (1984), Young Adult Novel (1982), Young Adults (1985), and The Education of Robert Nifkin (1997). Pinkwater is a humorist, and many of his stories involve science fiction or fantasy themes. He is often compared with Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut; his style isoften likened to Monty Python and Mad magazine. Pinkwater's fiction has often been described as "wacky" and "zany; " The Agony and the Eggplant will go beyond those cliches to place Pinkwater as a classical satirist, an American humorist, and a master of children's literature. This volume is sprinkled with quotes and observations from Pinkwater, one of the funniest men alive. A highly entertaining look at the man responsible for some of the most unique young adult fiction on the market.

My Passion for Cooking, The Agony and the Ecstasy

Author : Angela Pileggi Leo
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595456227
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book My Passion for Cooking, The Agony and the Ecstasy written by Angela Pileggi Leo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only is this a great and easy cookbook, but it tells you how you should never give up your dreams. I thought I lost everything inside of me on 9/11. I felt lost. But I found my self again, just in another place. No one is ever really lost. Never lose yourself.

Mixed Heritage in Young Adult Literature

Author : Nancy Thalia Reynolds
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810867109
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Mixed Heritage in Young Adult Literature written by Nancy Thalia Reynolds and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed-heritage people are one of the fastest-growing groups in the United States, yet culturally they have been largely invisible, especially in young adult literature. Mixed Heritage in Young Adult Literature is a critical exploration of how mixed-heritage characters (those of mixed race, ethnicity, religion, and/or adoption) and real-life people have been portrayed in young adult fiction and nonfiction. This is the first in-depth, broad-scope critical exploration of this subgenre of multicultural literature. Following an introduction to the topic, author Nancy Thalia Reynolds examines the portrayal of mixed-heritage characters in literary classics by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and Zora Neale Hurston—staples of today's high school English curriculum—along with other important authors. It opens up the discussion of young-adult racial and ethnic identity in literature to recognize—and focus on—those whose heritage straddles boundaries. In this book teachers will find new tools to approach race, ethnicity, and family heritage in literature and in the classroom. This book also helps librarians find new criteria with which to evaluate young adult fiction and nonfiction with mixed-heritage characters.

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.

Humor in Young Adult Literature

Author : Walter Hogan
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810850729
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Humor in Young Adult Literature written by Walter Hogan and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the accomplishments of YA authors acclaimed for producing high-quality comedies, who have not yet been treated in a book-length bio-critical study. Simultaneously, it reminds readers that no matter how funny an author of fiction may be, if he shows off his wit in ways that fail to play a natural role in advancing his narrative, he is not writing good fiction. To demonstrate this, humorous passages are presented to illustrate the contribution a sense of humor can make to a work of fiction. The book is arranged topically to facilitate a comparison of distinctive treatments by various authors of adolescent life events, such as sibling rivalry, bullies, and first dates.

Campbell's Scoop

Author : Patty Campbell
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810872943
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Campbell's Scoop written by Patty Campbell and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-02-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of her many fans, Patty Campbell has selected some of her best essays, articles, columns, and speeches on the subject of YA literature. Editor of the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series, Campbell provides passionate commentaries about young adult literature and its future.

Chris Crutcher

Author : Bryan Gillis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 081088562X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Chris Crutcher written by Bryan Gillis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching the Selected Works of Chris Crutcher (Boynton/Cook, 2008)104 pages, paperback, $21.25Pub Alley: 51 ($889); BookScan: 71; WorldCat: Chris Crutcher by Michael A. Sommers (Rosen Pub Group, 2005), 112 pages, $33.25. 9781404203259.Pub Alley: 166 ($4,522.65); BookScan: 8; WorldCat: 107Presenting Chris Crutcher [Twayne's United States Authors Series] (Twayne, 1997), 144 pages, hardcover, $29Pub Alley: 180 ($5,040); BookScan: 18; WorldCat: 451

Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight

Author : Christine Seifert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442246588
Total Pages : 175 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 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around 2005 something surprising happened in young adult literature: YA books became obsessed with presenting characters who wanted to have sex but couldn’t—at least not without losing something vital to their identity. Since the publication of Twilight, the YA market has been flooded with books that feature naive virgins finding true love. While some YA novels do present nuanced depictions of sex and of healthy sexual relationships, the fiction most popular with young adult readers presents adolescent girls as virginal sex objects waiting to be fulfilled by their love interests. In Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight, Christine Seifert looks at an alarming trend in YA novels. Labeling this phenomenon “abstinence porn,” Seifert argues that these novels that fetishize virginity are harmful to readers. Like pornography, such works reduce female characters to objects whose sexual acts are the sole expression of their identities. Chapters in this book examine paranormal, dystopian, and contemporary romance, paying particular attention to recurring virginity themes or tropes. The book also provides an antidote by showing how some sex-positive teen novels provide more empowering messages to readers. Organized by genre, the books were selected for this study based on their popularity with teens. Exploring how messages about virginity are sustained and repeated from text to text, this book also calls out key reader reactions to demonstrate how they are responding to these messages. Featuring a list of discussion questions, Virginity in Young Adult Literature after Twilight will be a valuable resource for teachers, librarians, parents, and mature young adult readers.

Declarations of Independence

Author : Joanne Brown
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810842908
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Declarations of Independence written by Joanne Brown and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Female empowerment--especially among girls--is one of the most significant issues to come out of the 90's, and one that will continue to play a significant role in the new millennium. But how do we define empowerment? And more importantly, how do we identify its characteristics within literature? With problems like teenage eating disorders and pregnancy still very much at the core of American society, it is no surprise that a book as important as Declarations of Independence is the latest addition to Scarecrow Press's Studies in Young Adult Literature. Authors Brown and St. Clair use their collective expertise to uncover and trace the development of the young female protagonist from the role of submissive fairy-tale maiden to the spunkier more independent girls who now appear with increasing frequency in young adult literature. This next generation of heroines is the model with which today's readers can readily identify and who the authors believe, become agents of social change for young women. Through careful research that draws on recent scholarship about female adolescent development, situates this shift to stronger female protagonists within a larger cultural context. The empowered girls of this title are defined through close reading of a variety of stories and genres in which they appear-historical and multicultural fiction, social realism, romance and adventure, fantasy, and memoir--with emphasis on books published after 1990. The result is a collection of essays on literature about adolescent girls who have real feelings, passions, and sometimes, rebellious attitudes, and who act upon those feelings, passions, and attitudes to take control of their lives--unlike most of their predecessors, whose fulfillment lay mainly in achieving beauty and suitors. With an annotated list of titles for suggested reading following each chapter Declarations of Independence is the ideal resource for middle and high school teachers, for school and public librarians, a

Janet McDonald

Author : Catherine Ross-Stroud
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810863561
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Janet McDonald written by Catherine Ross-Stroud and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the state of Black adolescence_often from a sociological point of view situating Black teens in an at-risk category. However, through her characters, young adult author Janet McDonald (1954-2007) presents the wide range of adolescent life. McDonald especially presents to readers the multifarious views of society in relation to the self-efficacious drive of urban teens to rise above their circumstances by any means necessary. Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl is a bio-critical study of McDonald and her work as it relates to the contributions she has made to the genre of teen fiction. It explains McDonald's profoundly realistic fiction, which holds wide appeal for teens in search of answers to the coming of age mystery. Catherine Ross-Stroud, in her study of McDonald's works and interviews with the author, has put together a comprehensive resource that will be a useful research tool.

Stephenie Meyer

Author : James Blasingame
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810883732
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Stephenie Meyer written by James Blasingame and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the life and work of Stephenie Meyer, before and after writing Twilight. Also explores her writing style, with a look at each of her books.

Animals in Young Adult Fiction

Author : Walter Hogan
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 081086942X
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Animals in Young Adult Fiction written by Walter Hogan and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the many themes occurring in young adult literature, one that bears more extensive exploration is the adolescent-animal connection. Although substantial critical commentary has addressed children's animal stories and animals in adult fiction, very few studies have been devoted to adolescent-animal encounters. In Animals in Young Adult Fiction, Walter Hogan examines several hundred novels and stories to explore the ways in which animals are represented in these works. In additional to providing an historical survey, Hogan looks at both realistic fiction and speculative works, including fantasy, supernatural, horror, and science fiction. Hogan reviews stories that feature wild animal encounters, stories centered on relationships with horses, dogs, and other working and performing animals, and those featuring relationships with pets. Drawing upon established scholarship, this book examines human-animal relationships from multiple angles, making it an invaluable resource for librarians, teachers, and students of children's and young adult literature.

John Green

Author : Kathleen Deakin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442249978
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book John Green written by Kathleen Deakin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a very short time, John Green has become an icon of young adult literature. His first novel, Looking for Alaska (2005) won the Michael Prinz award, Paper Towns (2008) received an Edgar Allan Poe award, and in 2014, Time magazine named him one its 100 Most Influential People. The Fault in Our Stars reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and the film adaptation was a worldwide hit. John Green: Teen Whisperer looks at the work of a versatile author whose works have fast become must-reads for teens and adults alike. After providing a biographical sketch of the author, subsequent chapters focus on different “types” of Green’s writing: radio broadcasts, blogs, vlogs, YouTube videos, and, of course, his novels, including An Abundance of Katherines (2006) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010). This volume concludes with an interview of Green and a unique final chapter that considers not only the young adult view of his work, but an adult perspective as well. Based on extensive research, this book captures the diverse elements of Green and his work: predictable, but surprising; stable, yet enigmatic; aloof, but deeply caring; hip, but homespun; irreverent, but deeply spiritual. Exploring why his writing reaches both teens and adults, John Green: Teen Whisperer will be of interest to librarians, scholars, and the author’s many fans.

Angela Johnson

Author : KaaVonia Hinton
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810850927
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Angela Johnson written by KaaVonia Hinton and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Angela Johnson: Poetic Prose provides a complete overview of the author's career, introducing her work and illuminating its nuances through research, interviews, and correspondence. The initial chapter offers insight into her life - including the early years - and the remaining chapters present a detailed literary analysis of each work, emphasizing the cultural insights and connections to African American literary history, as well as summations of published criticism. A chronology, bibliography, and index round out this resource for professors, scholars, and students of children's and young adult literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Life is Tough

Author : Rachelle Lasky Bilz
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810850552
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Life is Tough written by Rachelle Lasky Bilz and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides librarians, educators, and parents with the information they need to recognize the different kinds of young adult fiction available for boys. These books can then be suggested to young men as aids in navigating adolescence, pleasure (or free reading assignment) reading, and tools to improve literacy. The annotated bibliographies are helpful to young adults looking for a good read.

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Author : Megan Lynn Isaac
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810872854
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Suzanne Fisher Staples written by Megan Lynn Isaac and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the six novels and memoir of Suzanne Fisher Staples, including her most famous work: the Pakistani trilogy (Shabanu, Haveli and The House of Djinn). The author considers the predominant themes, characters, and settings of each work, providing background information about the countries, cultures, religions, and art forms that are central to Staples's writing.

Laurie Halse Anderson

Author : Wendy J. Glenn
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 081087282X
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Laurie Halse Anderson written by Wendy J. Glenn and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laurie Halse Anderson's path to writing for young adult readers was indirect, unintentional, and difficult. Although Anderson may never have set out to write for teens, her commitment to creating stories that enrich, disquiet, and guide the teens she admires led to her selection as the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award. The author of several highly acclaimed novels_including Speak, Fever 1793, Prom, Chains and Wintergirls_Anderson channels the lives of real readers through her imagination and onto the page, enrapturing those who ultimately see themselves reflected in her tales. In Laurie Halse Anderson: Speaking in Tongues, Wendy J. Glenn examines the life and works of one of the most popular authors for teens. Drawing from both primary sources (Anderson's writings, published interviews, speeches, the author's blog, and other online sources, as well as a live interview with the author) and secondary sources (reviews of and scholarly articles on her work), Glenn explores the themes and impact of Anderson novels. This richly researched work includes in-depth analyses of each of Anderson's young adult titles, chapters on Anderson's lesser-known writings for children, short stories, and poems, and a synthesis of reviews for each title Anderson has published. Readers of this book will come away with a greater understanding of an author who has demonstrated the marked capacity for writing diverse texts for multiple audiences in varying genres, breaking barriers with each title she creates.