Young adult literature, libraries, and conservative activism / Loretta M. Gaffney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaffney, Loretta M., 1970- author.

Series:

Beta Phi Mu scholars.

Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adult literature--History and criticism.

Young adult literature.

Young adult literature, American--History and criticism.

Young adult literature, American.

Teenagers--Books and reading--United States.

Teenagers.

Young adults' libraries--Book selection--United States.

Young adults' libraries.

Young adults' libraries--Censorship--United States.

Challenged books--United States.

Challenged books.

Education--Political aspects--United States.

Education.

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.

Summary:

This incisive study analyzes young adult (YA) literature as a cultural phenomenon, explaining why this explosion of books written for and marketed to teen readers has important consequences for how we understand reading in America.

Contents:

How to read a young adult novel : an introduction

Constructing the teenaged reader

Tending the fair garden : canon formation and aesthetic approaches to young adult literature

Bibliotherapy and the problem novel : pedagogical approaches to YA literature

The uses of pleasure : popular literature and young adults

No longer safe : young adult literature and conservative library activism

Do we dare disturb the universe? : young adult literature and social change : a conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Gaffney, Loretta M., 1970- author. Young adult literature, libraries, and conservative activism

ISBN:

1-4422-6408-X

1-4422-6409-8

OCLC:

966938020