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010 _a 2017023518
020 _a9780786496945 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9781476628950 (e-book)
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050 0 0 _aPS374.Y57
_bT69 2017
082 0 0 _a813.009/9283
_223
100 1 _aTown, Caren J.,
_d1957-
245 1 0 _aLGBTQ young adult fiction :
_ba critical survey, 1970s-2010s /
_cCaren J. Town.
264 1 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
_c2017.
300 _avii, 197 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"The author explores a selection of recent novels--many of which may be new to readers--and places them in the wider contexts of LGBTQ literature and history. Chapters discuss a range of topics, including the relationship of Queer Theory to literature, LGBTQ families, and recent trends in utopian and dystopian science fiction"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: Queer theory, queer literature, queer YA fiction -- Getting there: LGBTQ young adult literature in the 70s and 80s -- Beyond deliver us from Evie: contemporary lesbian young adult fiction -- "But that's young gay love for you": contemporary gay young adult fiction -- "Gender is a choice, not a life sentence": young adult narratives of trans identities -- "Difference matters": LGBTQ families in young adult fiction -- "What a wonderful world": utopias and dystopias in LGBTQ young adult fiction -- Conclusion: Why read (or teach) these books, and where do we go from here?.
650 0 _aYoung adult fiction, American
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aQueer theory.
650 0 _aHomosexuality in literature.
650 0 _aLesbians in literature.
650 0 _aGender identity in literature.
650 0 _aAdolescence in literature.
650 0 _aGays' writings, American
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aSexual minority youth
_xBooks and reading
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aHomosexuality and literature
_zUnited States.
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