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The Heart Has its Reasons. Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004.
Cart, Michael; Jenkins, Christine A.
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Hardback. Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals. This book examines these issues and evaluates the body of literature, published for young adults that offer homosexual themes and characters. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals to find positive role models in fiction either written or published expressly for them or—if published for adults—relevant to them and their lives. The Heart Has Its Reasons examines these issues and critically evaluates the body of literature published for young adults that offers homosexual themes and characters. Cart and Jenkins chart the evolution of the field of YA literature having GLBTQ (gay/lesbian/bisexual, transgendered, and/or queer/questioning) content. They ... Read more
Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals to find positive role models in fiction either written or published expressly for them or—if published for adults—relevant to them and their lives. The Heart Has Its Reasons examines these issues and critically evaluates the body of literature published for young adults that offers homosexual themes and characters. Cart and Jenkins chart the evolution of the field of YA literature having GLBTQ (gay/lesbian/bisexual, transgendered, and/or queer/questioning) content. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Young Adult Literature
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810850712
SKU
V9780810850712
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About Cart, Michael; Jenkins, Christine A.
Michael Cart is a past president of the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association and the current President of the Assembly on Adolescent Literature of the National Council of Teachers of English. He teaches young adult literature at UCLA, he is the former head of the Beverly Hills Public Library, and the author of several books ... Read more
Reviews for The Heart Has its Reasons. Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004.
...[an] overview of gay/lesbian themes and characters in young adult literature.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Both a comprehensive overview and a lively, detailed discussion of individual landmark books, this highly readable title...discusses 35 years of YA books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (GLBTQ) content....this is a valuable YA and adult resource, sure ... Read more
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Both a comprehensive overview and a lively, detailed discussion of individual landmark books, this highly readable title...discusses 35 years of YA books with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (GLBTQ) content....this is a valuable YA and adult resource, sure ... Read more