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Young adult literature : from romance to realism / Michael Cart.

By: Publication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2011.Description: ix, 242 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780838910450
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.009/92837 22
LOC classification:
  • PS374.Y57 C37 2011
Contents:
From Sue Barton to the sixties : what's in a name? and other uncertainties -- The sixties and the seventies : the rise of realism and the first golden age -- The eighties : something old, something new : the rise of the paperback series, multicultural literature, and political correctness -- The early nineties : a near death experience -- The rest of the nineties : revival and renaissance -- A new literature for a new millennium : the renaissance continues -- Romancing the retail : of series, superstores, Harry Potter, and such -- So, how adult is young adult : the crossover conundrum -- Meanwhile, back in the real world : immigration, mixed race, and other new realities of teen life -- Sex and other shibboleths : YA comes of age, and not a moment too soon -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature : the controversies continue -- The viz biz : transforming the funnies -- The eyes have it : other visual forms : photoessays and the new nonfiction -- Of books and bytes : multiple literacies, the death of print, and other imponderables.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PS374 .Y57 C37 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001292589

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From Sue Barton to the sixties : what's in a name? and other uncertainties -- The sixties and the seventies : the rise of realism and the first golden age -- The eighties : something old, something new : the rise of the paperback series, multicultural literature, and political correctness -- The early nineties : a near death experience -- The rest of the nineties : revival and renaissance -- A new literature for a new millennium : the renaissance continues -- Romancing the retail : of series, superstores, Harry Potter, and such -- So, how adult is young adult : the crossover conundrum -- Meanwhile, back in the real world : immigration, mixed race, and other new realities of teen life -- Sex and other shibboleths : YA comes of age, and not a moment too soon -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature : the controversies continue -- The viz biz : transforming the funnies -- The eyes have it : other visual forms : photoessays and the new nonfiction -- Of books and bytes : multiple literacies, the death of print, and other imponderables.

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