Adolescent Literature
Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to Adolescent Literature. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file.
Ping-Yun Sun
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Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
Booklists for Young Adults on the Web
Book links - Children's and Young Adult Literature
1999 Idaho Summer Reading Web Resources for Children and Young Adults
Children's Literature - Themes and Other Subjects
Young Adult Literature: Middle & Secondary English-Language Arts
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Lesson Plans and Resources for Adolescent and Young Adult Literature
Children's & Young Adult Literature Library Research Guide
Children's Literature / Young Adult Literature Book Review Sources for K-12
Online Discussion Groups/Listservs
Book Discussion Groups for Kids
Mailing Lists Related to Children's Literature
NCTE's Conversations: Lists
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: EJ636942
AU: Crowe,-Chris, ed.
TI: An Antidote for Testosterone Poisoning: YA Books Girls--and Boys--Should Read.
PY: 2002
SO: English-Journal; v91 n3 p135-38 Jan 2002
NT: Theme: Teaching and Writing Poetry.
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Adolescents-; *Behavior-Problems; *Males-
DER: Reading-Material-Selection; Secondary-Education
AB: Describes five young adult novels that may help young adult males shape their identities in positive ways by showing the consequences of bad male behavior. Describes briefly 10 more new or overlooked young adult books worth reading. (RS)
AN: EJ636915
AU: Norton,-Bonny
TI: When Is a Teen Magazine Not a Teen Magazine?
PY: 2002
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v45 n4 p296-99 Dec-Jan 2001-2002
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Feminism-; *Mass-Media-Role; *Periodicals-; *Reading-Material-Selection; *Sex-Role
DER: Popular-Culture; Secondary-Education
AB: Discovers two alternative teen magazines: "Teen Voices" and "Reluctant Hero." Shares her discussions she had with the editors of the magazines. Offers a reflective comment on conceptions of identity in these and other teen magazines. (SG)
AN: EJ638922
AU: Simmons,-John-S.
TI: John R. Tunis and the Sports Novels for Adolescents: A Little Ahead of His Time.
PY: 2001
SO: ALAN-Review; v29 n1 p67-72 Fall 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Athletics-; *Novels-; *Social-Problems
DER: Literary-Criticism; Secondary-Education
AB: Describes how in the late 1930s a novelist named John R. Tunis began publishing a long series of books about various athletic situations and issues of his day. Examines Tunis' attempt to demonstrate where sports sometimes touch contemporary social issues. Explicates three texts: "All-American"; "Keystone Kids"; and "Yea! Wildcats!" (SG)
AN: EJ638921
AU: Overstreet,-Deborah-Wilson
TI: Organize! A Look at Labor History in Young Adult Books.
PY: 2001
SO: ALAN-Review; v29 n1 p60-66 Fall 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Social-Problems; *Unions-; *Work-Environment
DER: Labor-Relations; Secondary-Education; United-States-History
AB: Explores how labor history has been written in books for young readers. Discusses 12 books that focus on the "monstrous working conditions, the miserable poverty of the workers, and the callous apathy of the bosses." Notes that these novels avoid any meaningful discussion of the inherent injustices of capitalism, class structure, and the belief in social and economic Darwinism. (SG)
AN: EJ638917
AU: Wilder,-Ann; Teasley,-Alan-B.
TI: If You Want Resources about YA Literature, This Is Your Shopping List (A Resource List for High School Teachers and Librarians).
PY: 2001
SO: ALAN-Review; v29 n1 p28-31 Fall 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Reading-Material-Selection; *Resource-Materials; *Secondary-School-Teachers
DER: Secondary-Education
AB: Presents a young adult resource list of about 20 items for teachers. Suggests resources--organizations, Web sites, and print materials--that high school teachers might find useful. (SG)
AN: EJ634631
AU: Nilsen,-Alleen-Pace; Donelson,-Ken; Blasingame,-James, jr.
TI: 2000 Honor List: A Hopeful Bunch.
PY: 2001
SO: English-Journal; v91 n2 p116-22 Nov 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Literature-Appreciation; *Reading-Material-Selection
DER: Secondary-Education
AB: Presents 11 titles selected for the 2000 Honor List for young adult literature. Notes that the books were selected by combining their favorites with the best-book list compiled by the editors of such publications as "School Library Journal," "Booklist," and "Horn Book." (SG)
AN: EJ634560
TI: Young Adults' Choices for 2001.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v45 n3 p191-98 Nov 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Reading-Material-Selection; *Reading-Motivation
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Reading-Instruction; Secondary-Education
AB: Presents annotations of 30 works of adolescent literature (published in 1999) chosen as the result of voting by students in five different regions of the United States. Notes that the goals of the project are to encourage young people to read and to make teens, teachers, librarians, and parents aware of new literature for young adults. (SG)
AN: EJ632342
AU: Guild,-Sandy; Hughes-Hassell,-Sandra
TI: The Urban Minority Young Adult As Audience: Does Young Adult Literature Pass the Reality Test?
PY: 2001
SO: New-Advocate; v14 n4 p361-77 Fall 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Audience-Awareness; *Minority-Groups; *Student-Attitudes; *Urban-Environment; *Urban-Youth
DER: Secondary-Education; Urban-Schools
AB: Examines if literature for urban youth can reflect reality and validate the significance of the minority individual as well as give them a vision for a better future and a sense that it is attainable. Identifies a strong correlation between the fictional experience as expressed in 20 novels and the characteristics of the urban life of minority adolescents. (SG)
AN: EJ630776
AU: Ford,-Kim
TI: Reading and Writing: Two Sides of a Coin.
PY: 2001
SO: Voices-from-the-Middle; v9 n1 p73-76 Sep 2001
NT: Theme: Creating Writers.
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Reading-Writing-Relationship
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Secondary-Education; Student-Attitudes
AB: Annotates 12 books for young adults including new releases, old standards, classics, and award winners--books that will appeal to readers and writers. (SG)
AN: ED456424
AU: Chatel,-Regina-G., comp.
TI: Teens' Favorite Books: An Annotated Bibliography and a Rubric for Literary Evaluation of Adolescent Literature.
PY: 2001
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED456424
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Evaluation-Criteria; *Literary-Criticism; *Reading-Material-Selection
DER: Adolescents-; Annotated-Bibliographies; Secondary-Education
AB: This annotated bibliography contains 42 titles of teenager-selected favorite books, all of them published or reprinted between 1986 and 2000. Along with the bibliography is a 13-step rubric for evaluating adolescent literature. (NKA)
AN: EJ629252
AU: Bean,-Thomas-W.; Rigoni,-Nicole
TI: Exploring the Intergenerational Dialogue Journal Discussion of a Multicultural Young Adult Novel.
PY: 2001
SO: Reading-Research-Quarterly; v36 n3 p232-48 Jul-Sep 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Intergenerational-Programs; *Multicultural-Education; *Reader-Response; *Social-Studies
DER: Case-Studies; Class-Activities; Dialog-Journals; Higher-Education; Journal-Writing; Secondary-Education
AB: Explores the reader response patterns and intergenerational dialogue produced by five high school/university student pairs reading and reacting to a young adult multicultural novel, Gary Soto's "Buried Onions." Concludes that participants offered multiple perspectives, maintained mutual respect for each other's interpretations, and revealed the potential for intergenerational dialogue journal exchanges in the social studies classroom. (SG)
AN: EJ629207
AU: Glasgow,-Jacqueline-N.
TI: Teaching Social Justice through Young Adult Literature.
PY: 2001
SO: English-Journal; v90 n6 p54-61 Jul 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Critical-Thinking; *Cultural-Differences; *Metacognition-; *Social-Problems
DER: Secondary-Education
AB: Describes how social justice education has the potential to prepare citizens who are sophisticated in their understanding of diversity and group interaction and able to critically evaluate social institutions. Notes that young adult literature provides a context for students to become conscious of their operating world view and to examine critically alternative ways of understanding the world and social relations. (SG)
AN: EJ627818
AU: Radley,-Gail
TI: Spiritual Quest in Young Adult Literature.
PY: 2001
SO: ALAN-Review; v28 n3 p40-43 Spr-Sum 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Fiction-; *Identification-Psychology; *Religion-; *Spirituality-
DER: Characterization-; Controversial-Issues-Course-Content; Secondary-Education
AB: Discusses how religion and fiction can be a troublesome blend in literature for young people. Notes that many writers have found it simpler to avoid spiritual issues altogether, to stay with the safe and secular. Describes that one solution a number of writers have grasped is to portray protagonists as learning to seek the answers within themselves. (SG)
AN: EJ627816
AU: Osborn,-Sunya
TI: Picture Books for Young Adult Readers.
PY: 2001
SO: ALAN-Review; v28 n3 p24-26 Spr-Sum 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Picture-Books; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Strategies
DER: Secondary-Education
AB: Notes that picture books for young adults are a great asset to reading and a useful tool for teachers. Considers how dramatic changes in children's and Young Adult publishing over the last decade have blurred the lines between children's and adult books. Discusses implications for teachers of young adults. Notes that picture books help students be more strategic readers. (SG)
AN: EJ627814
AU: Bednar,-Maryanne-R.; Ryan,-Francis-J.
TI: Placing Fictional Facts on Imaginary Audiences: Using Adolescent Literature To Teach Lesson-Planning in Secondary Methods Courses.
PY: 2001
SO: ALAN-Review; v28 n3 p15-18 Spr-Sum 2001
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Creative-Teaching; *Fiction-; *Instructional-Innovation; *Teacher-Education
DER: Characterization-; Educational-Strategies; Evaluation-; Higher-Education; Secondary-Education
AB: Presents a program that uses "adolescents" from young adult fiction as a way of placing "real faces" on the "imaginary audience." Notes that the secondary methods course, "The Art and Science of Teaching," covers topics such as decision-making, planning, instructional strategies, questioning techniques, assessment, management, and discipline. (SG)
AN: EJ638942
AU: Goldblatt,-Patricia
TI: Whose Journey? Whose Wisdom? A Literary Rumination on Children and Parents.
PY: 2000
SO: English-Quarterly; v32 n3-4 p63-66 2000
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Novels-; *Parent-Child-Relationship
DER: Literary-Criticism; Secondary-Education
AB: Suggests that the idea of maturation of the innocent through the tutelage of an experienced adult has been a mainstay in literature. Discusses how each of the parents from the novels "American Pastoral," "The House Gun," and "Disgrace" protests in a private or public way in order to reclaim his/her child. (RS)
AN: ED439421
AU: Kaywell,-Joan-F., ed.
TI: Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the Classics. Volume 4.
PY: 2000
AV: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., 1502 Providence Highway, Suite 12, Norwood, MA 02062 ($32.95). Tel: 800-934-8322 (Toll Free).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Classics-Literature; *Classroom-Techniques
DER: English-Instruction; Novels-; Secondary-Education; Teaching-Methods
AB: This book is based on two assumptions: the classics comprise the canon of literature that is mostly taught in schools; and most teachers are familiar with adolescent literature but are unsure how to incorporate its use in classrooms. This book provides the necessary information so that teachers may confidently use young adult novels in conjunction with commonly-taught classics. Chapters in the book are: (1) "What Life's All about: Group Reading of Selected Adolescent Literature and Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town'" (Bonnie O. Ericson); (2) "Oliver Twist and the Orphans of Young Adult Literature" (Virginia R. Monseau); (3) "Teaching 'The Crucible' with Historical Young Adult Fiction" (Patricia P. Kelly); (4) "Going to the Dogs: Dogs, Owners, and Loyal Connections in Books for Adolescents" (Pamela Sissi Carroll); (5) "'My Antonia': A Search for the American Dream" (Barbara G. Samuels and Mary Santerre); (6) "Young and Black in America: 'Native Son,' 'A Lesson Before Dying,' and the Realities of Race" (Leila Christenbury); (7) "The Outcast in Literature: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and Related Young Adult Novels" (Teri S. Lesesne); (8) "Paying Debts Characters Never Promised in Young Adult Literature: '1 Henry IV' and 'Pride and Prejudice'" (Patricia L. Daniel and Elizabeth M. Tuten); (9) "Using Adolescent Literature to Enhance the Reading of Craven's 'I Heard the Owl Call My Name': Problems and Issues in Using Literature about Indian Peoples" (Lois T. Stover and Connie S. Zitlow); (10) "From Here to There and Back Again: Magic and Reality in 'The Once and Future King' and 'The Dark Is Rising Series'" (Carolyn Lott); (11) "Only the Nose Knows--'Cyrano de Bergerac' and Related Young Adult Books" (Rebecca Joseph); (12) "Selling One's Soul to the Devil: 'The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus' and Young Adult Literature" (Joan F. Kaywell and Marshall A. George); (13) "'Antigone' and Young Adult Literature: Perspectives on Courage" (Elizabeth L. Watts); (14) "Biographies in the Classroom: Who Am I and How Do I Find My Way?" (Jean E. Brown and Elaine C. Stephens). (Contains 119 references, a 170-item contemporary and classics bibliography, and a 188-item young adult bibliography.) (RS)
AN: EJ618636
AU: Stanulis,-Randi-Nevins
TI: Adolescent Literature as Virtual Experience for Training Middle School Teachers.
PY: 1999
SO: Middle-School-Journal; v31 n1 p36-40 Sep 1999
DEM: *Adolescent-Development; *Childrens-Literature; *Class-Activities; *Middle-School-Teachers; *Teacher-Education
DER: Higher-Education; Middle-Schools; Teacher-Student-Relationship
AB: Describes the use of adolescent literature with preservice middle school teachers to help candidates understand the developmental issues adolescents face and remember their own adolescence as a step in identifying with their future students. Considers the use of book clubs, reading aloud, and an adolescent literature response journal. (JPB)
AN: EJ599255
AU: Prater,-Mary-Anne
TI: Characterization of Mental Retardation in Children's and Adolescent Literature.
PY: 1999
SO: Education-and-Training-in-Mental-Retardation-and-Developmental-Disabilities; v34 n4 p418-31 Dec 1999
NT: Special Conference Issue: Research to Practice in the 21st Century.
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Childrens-Literature; *Content-Analysis; *Mental-Retardation
AB: Analysis of 68 books for children and adolescents which included characters with mental retardation found that the characters with retardation were usually supporting (61 percent) rather than main characters, were static throughout the story (54 percent), and that books were rarely written from the perspective of the character with mental retardation (9 percent). (DB)
AN: ED436009
AU: Lu,-Mei-Yu
TI: Online Resources for K-12 Teachers: Children's and Adolescent Literature. ERIC Digest D149.
CS: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN.
PY: 1999
AV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Indiana University, 2805 E. 10th Street, Suite 150, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698; Web site: http://reading.indiana.edu/.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED436009
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Childrens-Literature; *Internet-
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Language-Arts; Lesson-Plans; Professional-Development
AB: This Digest aims to provide useful Internet resources for K-12 teachers who would like to integrate children's and adolescent literature into their curriculum. Preparation of this Digest began with a retrospective review of literature-related questions received over the last two years by the Reference staff of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication. Four categories of frequently posed requests were then identified: (1) literature-based lesson plans; (2) aids to materials selection; (3) online publications for and by K-12 students; and (4) professional development resources. It then presents annotations of 12 Internet sites for K-12 language educators. (RS)
AN: EJ573336
AU: Mikulecky,-Larry
TI: Diversity, Discussion, and Participation: Comparing Web-Based and Campus-Based Adolescent Literature Classes.
PY: 1998
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v42 n2 p84-97 Oct 1998
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Classroom-Communication; *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *World-Wide-Web
DER: Censorship-; Comparative-Analysis; Discourse-Analysis; Distance-Education; Higher-Education; Secondary-Education; Student-Participation
AB: Explores differences in the range and types of graduate students in a campus-based and a Web-based graduate course on teaching adolescent literature. Finds useful discussion in all class settings, with spontaneity and surprise being more apparent in face-to-face classes and in-depth discussion more apparent in electronic discussion on the issue of censorship. (RS)
AN: EJ570063
AU: Cope,-Jim
TI: Why I Teach, Promote, and Love Adolescent Literature: Confessions of a College English Professor.
PY: 1998
SO: Voices-from-the-Middle; v5 n2 p7-9 Apr 1998
NT: Theme: Young Adult Readers. Journal availability: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096.
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Literature-Appreciation; *Reading-Attitudes; *Student-Attitudes
DER: Secondary-Education
AB: Argues that the number one goal in teaching literature should be to create lifelong, reflective readers, and that the job of a novel at its highest level is to illuminate the human condition. Argues that good adolescent literature does all of these things, and does it in such a way that adolescents will ask for more. (SR)
AN: EJ567314
AU: Smith,-J.-Lea; Herring,-J.-Daniel
TI: A Dramatic Reading of Adolescent Literature.
PY: 1998
SO: ALAN-Review; v25 n2 p36-40 Win 1998
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Drama-; *Reading-Instruction; *Workshops-; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Class-Activities; Secondary-Education; Teaching-Methods; Writing-Skills
AB: Combines reading workshops and writing workshops with drama to help students understand and develop skill with writing and presentation. Includes four dramatic-writing mini-lessons. (RS)
AN: EJ566899
AU: Carroll,-Wayne-M.; Taylor,-Gwen
TI: Adolescent Literature about the Splendid Little War: Centennial Reading.
PY: 1998
SO: Social-Studies; v89 n3 p134-39 May-Jun 1998
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Annotated-Bibliographies; *Imperialism-; *International-Relations; *United-States-History; *War-
DER: Colonialism-; Conflict-; Diplomatic-History; Instructional-Materials; Interdisciplinary-Approach; Journalism-; Nationalism-; Reading-Material-Selection; Secondary-Education; Social-Studies; World-Affairs
AB: Provides an annotated bibliography of trade books that can be used in studying the Spanish-American war. Although aimed at adolescents, the selections include books for students with limited reading skills. Covers fiction and nonfiction including writings on the war from Stephen Crane and Mark Twain. (MJP)
AN: EJ555281
AU: Kaplan,-Jeffrey
TI: Acting Up across the Curriculum: Using Creative Dramatics to Explore Adolescent Literature.
PY: 1997
SO: ALAN-Review; v24 n3 p42-46 Spr 1997
DEM: *Acting-; *Adolescent-Literature; *Creative-Dramatics; *Literature-Appreciation
DER: Class-Activities; Secondary-Education
AB: Explores acting in the lives of teens and urges teachers to consider acting as a "way in" to young adult literature for students. Proposes many ways of using acting in the reading of literature. (SR)
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Other Resources (available either for sale or via interlibrary loan)
Title: Hearing all the voices: multicultural books for adolescents
Author: Darby, M. A.; Pryne, M.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Scarecrow Press.
Title: Declarations of independence: empowered girls in young adult literature, 1990-2001
Author: Brown, J.; St. Clair, N.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Scarecrow Press.
Title: Young adult literature in the classroom: reading it, teaching it, loving it.
Author: Elliott, J. B.; Dupuis, M. M.
Year: 2002
Publisher: International Reading Association.
Title: Authors & artists for young adults. Vol. 40.
Author: McMahon, Thomas.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Gale Research.
Title: Books to enjoy: 16-19 .
Author: Armstrong, Eileen.; Beever, Sue.
Year: 2001
Publisher: School Library Association.
Title: Adolescent literature as a complement to the classics
Author: Kaywell, Joan F.
Edition & Year: 1993-2000 (Volume 1-4 are avaialble).
Publisher: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
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