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Direct linkCurwood, Jen Scott – Children's Literature in Education, 2013
This literary analysis examines constructions of normalcy and disability within contemporary young adult literature, including "Jerk," "California" (Friesen, 2008), "Marcelo in the Real World" (Stork, 2009), and "Five Flavors of Dumb" (John, 2010). As recent winners of the Schneider Family Book Award from the American Library Association, these…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Awards, Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism
Lopez-Ropero, Lourdes – Children's Literature in Education, 2012
Though portrayals of bullying in children's books stretch back to Victorian public school stories, this article sees a new subgenre about bullying in young adult novels emerging in the post-Columbine years. Selected works by Jerry Spinelli, Walter Dean Myers, Jaime Adoff, Carol Plum-Ucci and Rita Williams-Garcia are examined, although the article…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bullying, Novels, High Schools
Kokkola, Lydia – Children's Literature in Education, 2011
It is presumed that readers of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" enjoy the sexual tension between Bella and Edward; a tension that remains unresolved until the couple are married. This very traditional solution to the couple's carnal desires is just one of many ways in which the novels adhere to the conventions of romance writing for young people.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Novels, Sexuality, Conflict
