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Literature for Today's Young Adults

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ISBN-10: 0132685779

ISBN-13: 9780132685771

Edition: 9th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Alleen Nilsen, James Blasingame, Kenneth Donelson, Don Nilsen

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Long respected as the number one book in the field,Literature for Today’s Young Adultsgives teachers, librarians, parents, counselors, and other group leaders—as well as instructors and students in college courses in Adolescent/Young Adult Literature—a comprehensive look at YA literature framed within a literary, historical, and social context as a means to motivating teens to become life-long readers. Included is helpful information on evaluating YA books of all genres, using YA literature effectively with English Language Learners, incorporating digital and other new literacies into classroom teaching, and dealing with today’s increasingly diverse and challenging censorsorship issues.
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Book details

List price: $172.83
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication date: 5/17/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 504
Size: 8.80" wide x 11.15" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English

Understanding Young Adults and Books
Young Adults and Their Reading
A Brief History of Young Adult Literature
Digital and Other New Literacies for Teachers and Librarians
Modern Young Adult Reading
Contemporary Realistic Fiction: From Romances to Tragedies to Magical Realism
Fantasy, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias
Poetry, Drama, Humor, and New Media
Adventure, Westerns, Sports, and Mysteries
Historical Fiction: Of People and Places
Nonfiction: Information, Literary Nonfiction, Biographies, and Self-Help Books
Adults and the Literature of Young Adults
Evaluating, Promoting, and Using Young Adult Books
Young Adult Literature in the English Class
Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering