Humor in adolescent literature is the focus of the articles in this themed journal issue. The articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Of Fiction and Madness" (Paul Zindel); (2) "Before the Immaculate Cuticles" (Jerry Spinelli); (3) "I Want To Make Them Laugh" (Ellen Conford); (4) "The Terrible Hilarity of Adolescence in 'Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!'" (M. Kip Hartvigsen and Christen Borg Hartvigsen); (5) "Choosing Issues for Reading and Writing: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development" (Audrey T. Edwards); (6) "YA Writers on Writing" (Sylvia Vardell); (7) "What Every English Teacher Should Know about Free Reading" (Dick Abrahamson and Eleanor Tyson); (8) "Fifty YA Books Out of the Past Still Worth Reading; Or, Enjoyment Is There if You Search for It" (Ken Donelson); (9)"Non-Fiction: News from ALAN and Beyond"; (10) "Dare a Teacher Disturb the Universe? Or Even Eat a Peach? Closet Censorship: Its Prevention and Cure" (James E. Davis). Other sections include "Best Books for Young Adults, 1985" (Betty Carter); "Now That You Asked" (Ruth Cline and Elizabeth Poe); and "The Back Door" (Charlie Reed). (JD)