num_pages: 336
description: <p><p>the Teenage Years Are The Most Formative Years, And In This Day And Age Where Reports Of School Shootings, Gang Violence, Dysfunctional Family Life, And Adolescent Suicide Are Seen All Too Often, Resources Designed To Help Young Adults Survive Life Challenges Are Sorely Needed. Building From The Idea That Story Is A Powerful Source Of Meaning, Particularly Those Stories That Resonate With Our Own Lives, This Book Suggests That The Stories Of Other Young Adults Offer A Resource Yet To Be Fully Tapped. Adolescents In The Search For Meaning Begins From The Perspective Of Young Adults By Sharing The Results Of A Survey Of Over 1400 Teens And Also Includes The Insights Of Authors Of Young Adult Literature.</p><h3>jan Chapman - Voya</h3><p>this Professional Resource Documents A Research Study Conducted By The Author To Discover Whether Young Adult Literature Has A Positive And Meaningful Impact On Teens By Providing Them With Stories That Can Heal, Teach, Motivate, And Transform Their Lives. The Author Surveyed Approximately 1,400 Teens To Ascertain The Major Issues That Affected Their Lives And Whether Books Were Helpful In Coping With These Issues. In Addition, The Author Contacted Seventeen Authors Of Young Adult Literature To Query Them As To Why They Felt Young Adult Literature Was Important And What Their Experiences Have Been As Both Readers And Authors Of Young Adult Literature. The Book Is Divided Into Two Parts. The First Documents The Research Findings, And The Second Compiles Lists Of Recommended Books Under Five Different Subject Themes That Teens Identified As Important To Them, Including Real Life Experiences And Exploration Of Identity. There Is A Brief Annotation For Each Suggested Book, A List Of Teaching Ideas And Resources, And The Author's Rationale For Recommending The Book To Teens. Warner Offers An Important Study Documenting The Power Of Young Adult Literature To Provide Assistance To Teens Coping With The Myriad Issues Related To Adolescence. The Author Would Have Done Well To Summarize Her Research Findings Rather Than Documenting Them So Extensively-busy Librarians Are Hardly Likely To Wade Through All This Material. The Book Is More An Academic Text Than A Practical Readers' Advisory Resource, Although Educators And School Librarians Will Find The Teaching Ideas And Resources Useful. 2006, Scarecrow Press, 336p.; Index. Charts. Biblio. Appendix., $45 Pb. Ages Adult Professional.</p>
language: en
title: Adolescents in the Search for Meaning: Tapping the Powerful Resource of Story
publisher: Scarecrow Press