Young Adult Literature by Michael Cart
Cart's up-to-date coverage makes this the perfect resource for YA librarians who want to sharpen their readers' advisory skills, educators and teachers who work with young people, and anyone else who wants to understand where YA lit has been and where it's heading.Michael Cart is a nationally renowned authority in YA fiction, as well as a writer, presenter, consultant, and lecturer. He is the author or editor of twenty books, including the LGBT coming-of-age novel My Father's Scar, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; From Romance to Realism: 50 Years of Growth and Development; and Carte Blanche, which publishes monthly in Booklist magazine. He is the former director of the Beverly Hills (California) Public Library and a previous president of the Young Adult Library Services Association. Jenkins' The Heart Has Its Reasons is a critical history of gay/lesbian/queer material in young adult literature. Love and Sex: Ten True Tales, Necessary Noise: True Stories About Our Families, and How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity are among his many anthologies. In 2008, he was the inaugural recipient of the YALSA/Greenwood Publishing Group Service to Young Adults Achievement Prize, and in 2000, he received the Grolier Foundation Award for his commitment to the stimulation of young adults. Cart is a resident of Columbus, Indiana.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780838914625 |
| ISBN 10 | 0838914624 |
| Title | Young Adult Literature |
| Author | Michael Cart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | American Library Association |
| Year published | 2016-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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