Young adult literature in the 21st century
By: Pam Cole.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780073525938
Subjects: Reading (Middle school); Young adult literature -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Adolescence: defining moments; title: The young adult reader; title: Trends and issues in young adult literature; title: Realistic fiction (reading skill: making connections); title: Romance, humor, and sports (reading skill: questioning); title: Historical fiction (reading skill: monitoring and clarifying text); title: Mysteries, thrillers, and horror (reading skill: inferential thinking and predicting); title: Science fiction and fantasy (visualizing and vocabulary); title: Short stories, poetry, and drama (reading skills: building fluency with YA literature); title: Nonfiction, autobiographies, biographies, diaries, and memoirs (reading skills: text structures and summarizing); title: The classical canon and young adult literature (reading skills: synthesizing); title: The popular culture influence / by Faith H. Wallace; title: YA literature and writing: motivating young writers in the real world / by Jim Blasingame.