| Contents |
Introduction -- That Was Then. From Sue Barton to the Sixties ; The Sixties and Seventies ; The Eighties ; The Early Nineties ; The Rest of the Nineties -- This Is Now. A New Literature for a New Millennium? ; A Critical Apparatus ; Genre on the Agenda ; Romancing the Retail ; So, How Adult Is Young Adult? ; Meanwhile, Back in the Real World ; Reality Revisited ; Sex and Other Shibboleths ; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender+ Literature ; Still the Controversies Continue ; The Viz Biz ; The New Nonfiction ; Of Books and Bytes. |
| Abstract |
"Cart returns with a sweeping update of his classic text. His book surveys the landscape of YA lit; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, and the future of print; provides updated coverage of perennially popular genre fiction, including horror, sci fi, and dystopian fiction; delves deeply into multicultural and LGBTQIA+ literature, substantially updated in this edition; and more"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
Editorial Advisory Board: Sarah Park Dahlen, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marianne Martens, Associate Professor, School of Information, Kent State University; Amy Pattee, Associate Professor and Co-coordinator of Dual-Degree MS LIS/MA Children's Literature, School of Library and Information Science, Children's Literature, Simmons University "Comprehensive and substantial ... a highly recommended resource," raved VOYA about the third edition. Now, to keep pace with changes in the field of publishing and realign itself to the newest generation of young adults, Cart returns with a sweeping update of his classic text. Relied upon by educators, LIS instructors and students, and practitioners for its insight and thoroughness, his book surveys the landscape of YA lit both past and present, sketching out its origins and showing how it has evolved to deal with subjects every bit as complex as its audience; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, the future of print, the role of literary criticism, and other key topics; provides updated coverage of perennially popular genre fiction, including horror, sci fi, and dystopian fiction; delves deeply into multicultural and LGBTQIA+ literature, substantially updated in this edition; features expansive interviews with best-selling authors like Eric Shanower, Jackie Woodson, and Bill Konigsberg as well as several publishers and leaders in the field; discusses the impact of the Printz Award, ALAN's Walden Award, the National Book Award, The Los Angeles Times Book Award, and other honors; and features abundant bibliographic material to aid in readers' advisory and collection development. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 22, 2023). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Cart, Michael. Young adult literature Fourth edition. Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2022 9780838947470 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Critiques littéraires. |
| LCCN | 2021051391 |
| ISBN | 9780838937488 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0838937489 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9780838937471 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0838937470 electronic book |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | paperback |
