In 1983 a total of three Newbery honors were presented for nonfiction (to Kathryn Lasky, Rhoda Blumberg, and Patricia Lauber); ... created the Robert F. Sibert Medal to be awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most ...
The Los Angeles Times, December 14, www.latimes.com/features/books/la-caw-wordplay14–2008 dec14,0,5100531. Booth, Heather. 2015. Review of Dime, Booklist. April 15. Borelli, Christopher. 2013. “Veronica Roth the Next Literary Superstar?
Television journalist Rachel J. Allen explains: “Graphic novels have gotten bigger because they're, well, better. The past five years have often been trumpeted by the comic book industry as 'The Golden Age of Writers'” (Allen 2006).
Helps YA librarians who want to freshen up their readers advisory skills, teachers who use novels in the classroom, and adult services librarians who increasingly find themselves addressing the queries of teen patrons.
Edited by Maureen Daly (yes, that Maureen Daly), it collected profiles of twelve “representative” teenagers that had appeared in issues of Ladies' Home Journal throughout 1949 and 1950. “We chose our young people from the North and ...
This innovative text includes the most current readings that will help teachers provide a rich educational experience for adolescents throughout the middle and secondary curriculum--while nourishing their love of reading....
Young Adult Literature: Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciationis an exciting new book developed to identify for teachers how to better connect adolescents with good literature.Comprehensive enough to ensure that teachers understand...
Features in this new edition include: Updates to the widely popular features from the Second Edition Reorganized content for a more user-friendly approach Updated lists of young adult literature New information and features about the Common ...
Brief enough to give readers the opportunity to read the books themselves, yet comprehensive enough to ensure that teachers truly understand adolescents, their literature, and how to connect the two, Young Adult Literature by Bucher and ...
Essays talk about the family, sexuality, stereotypes, minority cultures, the media, and the search for self-worth as they are portrayed in books for young people
From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges between Young Adult Literature and the Classics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Hesse, Monica. 2009. When Romance Writers Gather. Washington Post, July 18. Hill, Rebecca S. 2009.
Why is the magical world so mighty and alluring? How does it cast such a powerful spell over readers? Magical realms are exciting and adventurous . ... But readers see elements of themselves in the magical characters .
Young adult literature provides a mirror in which adolescents can observe themselves and their world with an ease and security that other kinds of texts fail to provide. It is...
Highlighting the elements found in realistic fiction novels, this book examines the different types of internal struggles found in YA fiction.
Highlighting the elements found in realistic fiction novels, this book examines the different types of internal struggles found in YA fiction.
Young Adult Literature: The Worlds Inside Us builds critical literacy skills with this exciting nonfiction reader designed to enthrall sixth grade students.
... , Originality , Reproducibility Kim Wilkins New Adult Fiction Jodi McAlister Diversity and Inclusion in Young Adult Publishing , 1960-1980 Karen Sands - O'Connor Young Adult Literature: Transmedia Transformations Sarah Mygind A full series.