Campbell's scoop : reflections on young adult literature / Patty Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Patricia J.

Series:

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 38.

Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adult literature--History and criticism.

Young adult literature.

Young adults--Books and reading.

Young adults.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

38th ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the request of her many fans, Patty Campbell has selected some of her best essays, articles, columns, and speeches on the subject of YA literature. Editor of the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series, Campbell provides passionate commentaries about young adult literature and its future.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: HOW WE GOT HERE; The Outsiders, Fat Freddy, and Me: A Librarian's Memoir; A (Not So) Short History of YA Lit; Twayne and Scarecrow: An Editor's Memoir; Part Two: TRENDS AND TENDENCIES; Drowning in Success; YA Lit and the Deathly Fellows; So What Really Happened?; Vetting the Verse Novel; The Death of Animals; The Lit of Chick Lit; Part Three: DEFINING YA; Middle Muddle; Our Side of the Fence; Smash/Crash/Slash; A Loving Farewell to Robert Cormier; Researching YA in the Elysian Fields; Part Four: FIRST LOOKS AT MASTERWORKS; The Gift of The Giver

Monster as Radical ChangeThe Last Cormier; Part Five: THE DAWN OF GRAPHIC NOVELS; Maus: A Survivor's Tale; Whaam! in Paris; Part Six: CENSORSHIP NEAR AND FAR; The Pottymouth Paradox; Who's Afraid of the Big Bad . . . ?; Perplexing Censorship in Germany; Visiting Dubrovnik Public; Part Seven: INSIDE ALA; The Not-So-Smart Alex; Blood on the Table: Looking at Best Booking; Prizes and Paradoxes; Bookstores and Libraries: Common Concerns; Part Eight: SPIRITUAL MATTERS; Godsearch; Wrestling with God; Part Nine: THE CRITIC'S LIFE; Shooting at the Library; Visiting Francesca; The Belly Dancing Critic

Reality and Fiction at the Reichenbach FallsEnding the Perplex; Appendix: Twayne's Young Adult Author Series; Subject Index; Author and Title Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28008-8

1-282-52183-7

9786612521836

0-8108-7294-3

OCLC:

609533855