Critical Approaches to Young Adult Literature
"Teacher-librarians can push the thinking about what teens read by exploring the excellent ideas in this book without destroying the fun of reading widely. Learn the techniques beyond just enjoying the plot together and recommending other books to read." --Teacher Librarian, Vol. 36, Issue 5"I have not seen a better tool for anyone - English teachers, librarians, media specialists, or literacy coaches...a valuable resource for anyone seeking to pull a lesson plan for a given piece....For anyone involved in promoting the development of literacy as a life-long practice, this is an invaluable resource." --Young Adult Library Services, Fall 2009"This ambitious, user-friendly book provides a guide to young adult (YA) literature, an understudied field. The annotated bibliographies, as a whole, offer an admirable overview of major texts in this rapidly changing field...a valuable reference for those interested in children's literature, education, or library science. Highly recommended." --CHOICE, November 2009"â€¦this book shows how critical theory can inform the programming and collecting practices in libraries that serve teenage readers. The author persuasively argue that librarians play an important role in helping young adults develop their critical reading skills." --Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Spring 2010, Vol. 35 No.1This ambitious, user-friendly book provides a guide to young adult (YA) literature, an understudied field. The annotated bibliographies, as a whole, offer an admirable overview of major texts in this rapidly changing field...a valuable reference for those interested in children's literature, education, or library science. Highly recommended. --CHOICE, November 2009"This volume could be used as a textbook and equally would be useful for any children's librarian or teacher interested in evaluating and analysing young adult literature…Critical Approaches to Young Adult Literature is highly recommended for any professional who deals with the literacy needs of young adults..." --The Australian Library Journal, August 2010This ambitious, user-friendly book provides a guide to young adult (YA) literature, an understudied field. The annotated bibliographies, as a whole, offer an admirable overview of major texts in this rapidly changing field...a valuable reference for those interested in children's literature, education, or library science. Highly recommended. --CHOICE, November 2009