num_pages: 133
description: This text is specifically designed to introduce a range of literary critical theories for secondary pupils. Written in language accessible to adolescents and using examples of literature relevant to their age and interests, it explains various theoretical approaches through the discussion of specific young adult novels. It aims to enable pupils to be critics as well as respondents, as they become more engaged readers.
language: English
title: Young Adult Literature and the New Literary Theories: Developing Critical Readers in Middle School
titlecomplete: Young Adult Literature and the New Literary Theories: Developing Critical Readers in Middle School (Language and Literacy Series)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Teachers College Press