Young adult literature -- Appreciation
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
"Fire is catching" : rhetorically igniting the spark between young adult literature and "l"iterature, 2015
Item — Call number MU Thesis Pel
Identifier: b7668027
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...
Dates:
2015
Negotiating between adult author and young adult audience : characterization in House of Many Ways, 2012
Item — Call number MU Thesis Mye
Identifier: b5596280
Introduction [excerpt]
When I was a teenager, I was an avid reader even though I found most plots predicatably boring and frequently found the characters in them to be one-dimensional stereotypes who were no reflection of the world I lived in. I wanted an escape or just the ability to relate to a character, so I felt like I wasn't alone. A children's librarian directed me to The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones. This book featured a hero who was flawed, frequently...
Dates:
2012