CHAPTER 3 Trends and Issues in Young Adult Literature Introduction Over the last half century, experts have struggled to define young adult (YA) literature. Young adult literature, adolescent literature, juvenile literature, junior books, children's literature, books for teens, and books for ...
In the early years of my ministry, I read the New Testament every month. I continued that practice with few interruptions for over ten years. As a general practice, I read the entire Bible every year. I want to interact with God's Word. I read, write, study, and seek to stay "in...
They refer to me as an uneducated barbarian. Yes, we are barbarians. We want to be barbarians, it is an honored title to us. We shall rejuvenate the world. This world is near its end. We are the joyous Hitler youth, We do not need any Christian virtue Our leader is our savior The...
physically, and spiritually in such a way that I had never known to be possible. My sustained injuries began to improve, my “bipolar disorder” that plagued me most of my adult years subsided, and my tendency to sin became a repulsion to sin (this does no...
I know she wasn’t a mean child as her siblings have sometimes claimed (tongue halfway in cheek), yet she was certainly the toughest. Born between two boys, she couldn’t bear to think that one might be stronger or braver than she. In her adult years she would become her parents’ ...
The problem of rebellious or destructive teenagers is not a fault of the teenagers, but rather a fault of society. A teenager is an adult being treated as a child. A 14-year-old should be learning independence and self-sufficiency by going out into the world on his own (on an apprentice...
There’s a certain kind of voice you expect from a YA book that tells you “this is about a teenage experience.” It’s different from the exploring/discovery of the world voice we generally hear in MG—it’s more mature, sometimes more cynical. It’s not an adult voice, but it is...
The young man opened it and found a Bible(圣经). He was very angry. "You give me a Bible" Then he ran out of his home, leaving the Bible. Since then, he lived alone. Many years passed, one day, he got a letter telling him his father had passed away. When he arrived at his ...
Another side of me could hardly contain my excitement! After learning about Mother Cabrini, I thought about how many people had been kept in the dark about her story. After all, I hadn’t heard of her until I was an adult. In fact, there are very few mainstream movies about the saints...
a good son,and told him how much he loved him.Then he gave his son a beautiful gift box,the young man opened the box and found a lovely book,a Bible,with the young man's name in it.Angrily,he raised his voice to his father and said,with all your money you gave me a Bible?He...