Young Adult Literature and Adolescent Identity Across Cultures and Classrooms: Contexts for the Literary Lives of Teens

by Janet Alsup

Book Overview

Taking a critical, research-oriented perspective, this exploration of the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical connections between the reading and teaching of young adult literature and adolescent identity development centers around three key questions:

Who are the teens reading young adult literature?

Why should teachers teach young adult literature?

Why are teens reading young adult literature?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415876990
• ISBN13: 9780415876995
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"