Part One: Understanding Young Adults and Books

Chapter 1      Young Adults and Their Reading

Chapter 2  A Brief History of Young Adult Literature

Chapter 3  Digital and Other New Literacies for Teachers and Librarians

 

Part Two: Modern Young Adult Reading

Chapter 4  Contemporary Realistic Fiction: From Romances to Tragedies to Magical Realism

Chapter 5      Fantasy, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias

Chapter 6  Poetry, Drama, Humor, and New Media

Chapter 7      Adventure, Westerns, Sports, and Mysteries

Chapter 8  Historical Fiction: Of People and Places

Chapter 9      Nonfiction: Information, Literary Nonfiction, Biographies, and Self-Help Books

 

Part Three: Adults and the Literature of Young Adults

Chapter 10     Evaluating, Promoting, and Using Young Adult Books

Chapter 11     Young Adult Literature in the English Class

Chapter 12     Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering