Reading for Justice: Engaging Middle Level Readers in Social Action Through Young Adult Literature

by Ashley S. Boyd assistant professor English education Washington State University and Janine J. Darragh

This book illustrates how middle level English language arts teachers can draw upon young adult literature to facilitate students' understanding of issues of oppression and allow them opportunities for social action. Each chapter centers on one novel that represents a contemporary topic including the refugee crisis, Indigenous rights, trauma, and bullying. In each, authors provide pre-, during-, and after reading strategies for teaching that connect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147586633X
• ISBN13: 9781475866339
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"