Forever Young: Essays on Young Adult Fictions

by Chris Richards

This book explores 'young adult' fictions - stories about being young, staying young and sometimes never wanting to grow up. Looking at controversial novels by Francesca Lia Block, at sex and 'race' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and at the online world of fans and censors, Chris Richards argues that attempts to classify and regulate what counts as 'young adult' have failed, and shows how youth - as intense, exciting and tormented - draws audiences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433104326
• ISBN13: 9781433104329
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"