Publisher's Synopsis
Contemporary young adult literature is a relatively new genre. This guide provides an overview of the burgeoning field, focusing primarily on fiction. Each of the 32 chapters is devoted to a theme of special significance to young adults, and provides brief critical discussions of several related literary works. Chapters close with lists of fiction for further reading. An appendix groups works according to additional themes, and a selected bibliography cites relevant critical studies.
Among the works discussed are:
The Buffalo Tree
The Chocolate War
Dance on My Grave
The Facts Speak for Themselves
Hard Love
The Harmony Arms
Letters from the Inside
Monster Love
Necessary Roughness
Slave Day
Tangerine
And many more.
