Bryan Gillis, Joanna Simpson

Sexual Content in Young Adult Literature

Reading between the Sheets

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines adolescent sexuality and how it is represented in young adult literature. The authors show how sexual content in such books can contribute to a richer and more fulfilling reading experience for teens.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Young Adult Literature Nr.48
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9781442246874
• ISBN-10: 1442246871
• Artikelnr.: 41853942

Autorenporträt

Bryan Gillis is assistant professor of English Education and Literacy and the Undergraduate Coordinator for Middle Grades Education at Kennesaw State University. He has published several articles on linking reading and writing strategies with YA literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Preface 1. Adolescent Identity Development 2. A Brief
History of Sex Education in American Schools 3. Sex and the Canon 4. Sexual
Content in the Early Days of Young Adult Fiction (1950s-1980s) 5. Sex and
Romance in Dystopian Fiction 6. Sexual Content in Young Adult Romance 7.
Sexual Content in Realistic Contemporary Young Adult Fiction 8. The
Censorship of Young Adult Fiction Bibliography Index About the Authors