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9781591585589

Young Adult Literature in Action

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  • ISBN13:

    9781591585589

  • ISBN10:

    1591585589

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-09-30
  • Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc
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Summary

This text will reach a new market, the LIS instructor who is looking for something that combines the literature with the practical in teaching courses in materials for children and young adults for an audience of school and public children's librarians. It provides an activity-oriented survey of young adult literature for undergraduate and graduate students seeking licensure and degrees leading to careers working with young adults in school and public libraries. Embedded in a genre approach to literature will be actions that teachers, librarians, young adults, and students of library science may choose for involving themselves in the literature.

Author Biography

Rosemary Chance teaches children's and young adult literature at Sam Houston State University in the Department of Library Science.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Young Adults and Their Literature
Quick Reads
Realistic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction
Informational Books
Cultural Diversity
The Freedom to Read
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