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Passions and Pleasures
Michael Cart
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Description for Passions and Pleasures
Hardback. Michael Cart is probably the most prominent spokesperson and authority on young adult literature in the US. He is the past president of both YALSA and ALAN, teaches YA Lit at UCLA, writes a literary criticism column, Cart Blanche, for "ALA Booklist", and travels and speaks widely. This book is a collection of some of his favorite essays. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Passions and Pleasures: Essays and Speeches About Literature and Libraries is a collection of Michael Cart's favorite columns and speeches about young adult literature, how he has observed and participated in the growth of the genre, the changes it has undergone, and what he sees as its future. He talks about the importance of young adult literature in helping teens to navigate through the tough teen years, believing that books can change individual lives if they "constitute realistic literature inhabited by complex characters whose lives, both exterior and interior, invite us to not only empathize but to also think." Cart's seventeen essays and speeches discuss the current state of YA literature; the work of pioneers like Robert Lipsyte and Robert Cormier who provided thought-provoking, realistic fiction; why librarians and other educators should embrace the graphic novel; the evolution of GLBTQ fiction, why he believes that young lives are at stake, and how literature can help these young people; and why he loves libraries and librarians. His concluding essays are devoted to remembering champions of young people, like Robert Cormier, William Morris, and Michael Printz. This is a wonderfully engaging read for anyone who is interested in young adult literature and wants to learn about its roots, its evolution, and the people who pioneered it and continue to champion it today.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Young Adult Literature
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810856295
SKU
V9780810856295
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Ref
99-15
About Michael Cart
Michael Cart, recipient of the Grolier Foundation Award for distinguished contributions to young people and literature, teaches young adult literature at UCLA and is the author or editor of a dozen books, including the young adult novel My Father's Scar, which was selected as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004, coauthored with Christine A. Jenkins, (The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 2006).
Reviews for Passions and Pleasures
Cart's writing is always readable and humorous....a necessary addition....
VOYA, October 2007
...well-expressed, original ideas...will help librarians better serve young patrons.
Booklist, 10/15/2007
I am persuaded that "a new age" has come and am ever sure that Michael Cart is its harbinger.
Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Spring 2008
Cart (young adult literature, U. of California, Los Angeles), former director of the Beverly Hills Public Library, is a force in the movement to improve the quality and relevance of young adult (YA) literature, as reflected in this collection of articles and speeches. He remarks on the current state of YA literature and describes the growth of the field in both quality and quantity, examines the work of Robert Lipsyte and the creation of the Michael L. Printz Award, analyzes the impact of the graphic novel, examines the idea that libraries are refuges and retreats, recounts the role of humor and remembers friends and fellow warriors in the fight for quality YA literature. He pleads for more attention to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning literature for the YA segment, and advocates seeking and helping young adults at risk through the power of reading and communicating.
Reference and Research Book News, May 2007
VOYA, October 2007
...well-expressed, original ideas...will help librarians better serve young patrons.
Booklist, 10/15/2007
I am persuaded that "a new age" has come and am ever sure that Michael Cart is its harbinger.
Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Spring 2008
Cart (young adult literature, U. of California, Los Angeles), former director of the Beverly Hills Public Library, is a force in the movement to improve the quality and relevance of young adult (YA) literature, as reflected in this collection of articles and speeches. He remarks on the current state of YA literature and describes the growth of the field in both quality and quantity, examines the work of Robert Lipsyte and the creation of the Michael L. Printz Award, analyzes the impact of the graphic novel, examines the idea that libraries are refuges and retreats, recounts the role of humor and remembers friends and fellow warriors in the fight for quality YA literature. He pleads for more attention to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning literature for the YA segment, and advocates seeking and helping young adults at risk through the power of reading and communicating.
Reference and Research Book News, May 2007