Presenting young adult fantasy fiction
By: Cathi Dunn MacRae.
Series: Twayne's United States authors series ;; TUSAS 699.; Young adult authors; Twayne's United States authors series ;; TUSAS 699.; Twayne's United States authors series.
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Young adult fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Youth -- Books and reading -- English-speakking countries.
Description: Presenting Young Adult Fantasy Fiction is the product of young adult librarian, critic, and editor Cathi Dunn MacRae's six-year working relationship with a group of teen readers called the Fantasy Fanatics. No other literary study features teen choices and opinions so prominently, actually quoting young people's evaluations of hundreds of books and authors.

Opening with a fascinating array of definitions by writers, critics, and teenagers, MacRae organizes this elusive genre into manageable categories. Each chapter traces the development of one subgenre, featuring a detailed biographical critique of a contemporary American fantasist within that category.

Librarians, educators, and other professionals who work with young adults and reading will find an inside track and a valuable reference guide to one of teens' most beloved genres. Both adult and teenaged fans of the literature, from the novice to the expert, will find Presenting Young Adult Fantasy Fiction a unique road map to their favorite imaginative territory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.