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Coming of age(ncy) on the migrant trail : adolescent journeys in contemporary Latinx young adult literature / Susana S. Martínez.
Van Pelt Library PS374.Y57 M37 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martínez, Susana S., Author.
- Series:
- Global Latin/o Americas http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/bbf59309-208a-8149-9251-5cc84594b40d
- Global Latin/o Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrant youth--United States--Social conditions.
- Immigrant youth.
- Emigration and immigration in literature.
- Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Young adult fiction, American.
- American fiction--Mexican American authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--Hispanic American authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction--History and criticism.
- Agent (Philosophy) in literature.
- Mexico--Emigration and immigration.
- Mexico.
- Central America--Emigration and immigration.
- Central America.
- Physical Description:
- 170 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "Maps agency in young adult literature involving Latinx migrant youth, showing how these narratives combat stereotypes and contribute to antiracist pedagogical discussions where young people emerge as catalysts for social change. Analyzes novels published between 1981 and 2024 and by authors such as Jennifer De Leon, Alexandra Diaz, and Jonny Garza Villa"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A road map and chronology of Latinx YA literature on the migrant trail
- Defying death : fleeing Salvadoran and Guatemalan political violence in Latinx YA coming-of-age(ncy) narratives
- The adolescent migrant journey through Mexico : neoliberal disposability in Latinx YA
- Fleeing Mexican narcoviolence : coming of age(ncy) in Latinx YA
- Cross-racial solidarity in the coming-of-age(ncy) journey : navigating undocumented teen romance in Latinx YA
- "All cages must break!" : Latinx YA finds its quetzal voice and tells its own story
- Conclusion: A long time coming : from the coming-of-age journey to Latinx YA(gency).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814216026
- 0814216021
- 9780814259658
- 0814259650
- OCLC:
- 1519877641
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