Why study young adult literature? | James Blasingame
Channel: Department of English, Arizona State University
Date: 2023-06-29

Professor James “Jim” Blasingame, who teaches in the English education program at Arizona State University, says YA literature is “a deeply social genre.” It can help young readers come to terms with their identities by connecting with like-characters, which supports healthy personality formation. Learn more about YA lit and Blasingame’s work at ASU: https://news.asu.edu/20230531-sun-devil-life-how-love-wrestling-helped-professor-save-struggling-student

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