Radical Change : Books for Youth in a Digital Age

by Dresang, Eliza T.

• ISBN13: 9780824209537
• ISBN10: 0824209532
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Hw Wilson Co

Summary

Offers a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating books that appeal to today's youth

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	x	(1)
List of Tables	x	(1)
Annotated Table of Contents	xi	(4)
Preface	xv	(6)
Acknowledgments	xxi	(3)
Assumptions	xxiv
SECTION ONE Recognizing Radical Change	3	(78)
Chapter 1 What Is Radical Change? An Introduction	3	(14)
Chapter 2 Radical Changes in Books	17	(35)
Chapter 3 Radical Changes for Readers	52	(29)
SECTION TWO Radical Change Type One: Changing Forms and Formats	81	(44)
Chapter 4 Graphic Books	81	(23)
Chapter 5 Handheld Hypertext and Digital Design	104	(21)
SECTION THREE Radical Change Type Two: Changing Perspectives	125	(50)
Chapter 6 Multiple Perspectives	125	(22)
Chapter 7 Speaking for Oneself	147	(28)
SECTION FOUR Radical Change Type Three: Changing Boundaries	175	(50)
Chapter 8 Breaking Barriers	175	(26)
Chapter 9 Characters, Chaos, and Community	201	(24)
SECTION FIVE Evaluating Books in the Digital Age	225	(50)
Chapter 10 Digital-Age Readers and the Sense of Story	225	(26)
Chapter 11 What's a Good Book in the Digital Age?	251	(24)
APPENDIXES	275	(50)
Appendix A Radical Change: A Selection of Recommended Books	275	(41)
Appendix B Ideas about Childhood and Literary Links	316	(2)
Appendix C Percentage of Books for Youth on Annual Best-Book Lists Reflecting Characteristics Identified by Radical Change, 1990 and 1998	318	(1)
Appendix D Using Radical Change with Readers	319	(4)
Appendix E Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Radical Change Web Site	323	(2)
Index	325	(18)
Credits	343