Literature for Young Adults Books (and More) for Contemporary Readers | Education

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Now in its second edition this book explores a great variety of genres and formats of young adult literature while placing special emphasis on contemporary works with nontraditional themes protagonists and literary conventions that are well suited to young adult readers. It looks at the ways in which contemporary readers can access literature and share the works they're reading and it shows teachers the resources that are available especially online for choosing and using good literature in the classroom and for recommending books for their students’ personal reading. In addition to traditional genre chapters this book includes chapters on literary nonfiction; poetry short stories and drama…