Exploring identity development and self : teaching universal themes through young adult novels / Leilya A. Pitre and Mike P. Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitre, Leilya, author.

Cook, Mike P., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adult literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Young adult literature.

Young adult literature--Study and teaching (Middle school).

Genre:

Young adult works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 121 pages) : illustrations

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2021.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.

Summary:

"This book provides classroom approaches to analysis of themes in young adult literature reflecting an array of relationships with self and the world with which adolescents engage daily. These themes include self-discovery, self-perception, differentiating between right and wrong, and making difficult choices complicated by issues of social justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Adolescence, young adult literature, and thematic explorations

From the hero's quest to a journey of self-discovery

Conceptual teaching unit : identity exploration on the way to self-discovery

Good vs. bad, right vs. wrong, and other choices

Conceptual teaching unit: examination of good vs. bad, right vs. wrong, and

Other choices

Self-perception and being oneself

Conceptual teaching unit : developing a positive self-perception.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40596-2

1-4758-5983-X

OCLC:

1224583808