Bibliograph

Young adult literature, from romance to realism, Michael Cart

Type

Label

Young adult literature, from romance to realism, Michael Cart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Young adult literature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1284919535

Responsibility statement

Michael Cart

Sub title

from romance to realism

Summary

"Cart returns with a sweeping update of his classic text. His book surveys the landscape of YA lit; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, and the future of print; provides updated coverage of perennially popular genre fiction, including horror, sci fi, and dystopian fiction; delves deeply into multicultural and LGBTQIA+ literature, substantially updated in this edition; and more"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part One: That Was Then -- From Sue Barton to the Sixties -- The Sixties and Seventies -- The Eighties -- The Early Nineties -- The Rest of the Nineties -- Part Two: This Is Now -- A New Literature for a New Millennium? -- A Critical Apparatus -- Genre on the Agenda -- Romancing the Retail -- So, How Old Is Young Adult? -- Meanwhile, Back in the Real World -- Reality Revisited -- Sex and Other Shibboleths -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender + Literature -- Still the Controversies Continue -- The Viz Biz -- The New Nonfiction -- Of Books and Bytes

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