Young Adult literature, being a growing and evolving genre, requires attention and examination of its characteristics, also in its pedagogical dimension. This article constitutes a discussion of the issue of American Young Adult literature and highlights important historical events and fa...
The paperback edition is big and chunky, and at first glance, the plot seems to skew younger than what I usually prefer. This sounds very much like middle grade to younger young adult fiction, which I haven’t been gravitating toward much in recent years. Still, between the magical school ...
Spun off from Multi-Racial, this is a shortcut to the more specific genre. Plus, this one is gay sex, not just men. What do you think of when you see the word Interracial? Usually, it's black and white, or ebony and ivory, to not coin a phrase. There are also a few Latino ...
Pleasure and Genre: Speculations on the Characteristics of Children's Fiction B. White's Charlotte's Web , newer ones such as Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat or the picture books of Chris Raschka or the novels of the ... Nodelman,Perry - 《Childrens Literature》 被引量: 42发表: 2000...
Consider, for instance, the characteristics parents are noticeably absent/ or at odds with young adults and themes address coming-of- age issues. These are charac- teristics of the earliest young adult novels, the problem novels discussed in Chapter 4 that laid the genre's foun- dation and ...
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I had been sold a dream that didn’t make room for me or girls like me. And no matter how many times I tried to imagine otherwise, the genre that I loved so much didn’t seem to love me back. The Reckoning I once had a close friend who was beautiful.Isbeautiful, present tense,...
Planning text structure as a way to improve students’ writing from sources in the compare–contrast genre Learning and Instruction (2009) J.Loet al. Enhancing students’ engagement and motivation in writing: The case of primary students in Hong Kong ...
Long-Term Adult Outcomes of Peer Victimization in Childhood and Adolescence. The study of peer victimization has drawn together researchers, parents, teachers, and health professionals around the world in an effort to make change. R... McDougall,Patricia,Vaillancourt,... - 《American Psychologist...
Young adult novels may focus on the coming-of-age experiences of teen protagonists, but that doesn't keep readers outside this target audience from enjoying them. Dealing with teen issues such as conflicts with authority, as well as darker ideas like economic struggle and loss, the genre's ...