Tag: Young adult fiction
What’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
Christine Larson, University of Colorado Boulder and Ashley Carter, University of Colorado Boulder
CC BY-SA
A librarian recommends 5 fun fiction books for kids and teens...
Rebecca Weber, Oklahoma State University
Disability representation is slowly increasing in books geared toward children and teens.
Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough – just look at the...
Jessica Pressman, San Diego State University
Mermaids have become a cultural phenomenon, and clashes about mermaids and race have...
Controversial young adult novel offers insight into Kavanaugh hearings, sexual assault
Kelly Roberts, Meredith College
The confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should remind educators of the vital need to talk to young people...
How female protagonists have changed – and stayed the same –...
Kelly Roberts, Meredith College
Strong female protagonists in young adult fiction are nothing new. From Nancy Drew to Annemarie Johansen – Lois Lowry’s selfless heroine...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
