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Selected Books about YA Literature
LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction by Call Number: PS 374.Y57 T69 2017ISBN: 9780786496945Publication Date: 2017-06-09 Young adult literature featuring teenage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning characters is fast growing in popularity. Unlike the "problem novels" of the past, which focused on the guilt, bullying and isolation of LGBTQ characters, today's narratives present more sympathetic and celebratory portrayals. The author explores a selection of recent novels--many of which may be new to readers--and places them in the wider contexts of LGBTQ literature and history. Chapters discuss a range of topics, including the relationship of Queer Theory to literature, LGBTQ families, and recent trends in utopian and dystopian science fiction.
Girls on Fire: transformative heroines in young adult dystopian literature by ISBN: 9780786499281Publication Date: 2018-03-29 Under the threat of climate change, corruption, inequality and injustice, Americans may feel they are living in a dystopian novel come to life. Like many American narratives, dystopian stories often focus on males as the agents of social change. With a focus on the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality and power, the author analyzes the themes, issues and characters in young adult (YA) dystopian fiction featuring female protagonists--the Girls on Fire who inspire progressive transformation for the future.
New YA Literature
Children of Blood and Bone by Call Number: PZ 7.1 .A24 Ch 2018ISBN: 9781250170972Publication Date: 2018-03-06
Turtles All the Way Down by Call Number: PZ 7 .G8233 Tur 2017ISBN: 9780525555360Publication Date: 2017-10-10
Piecing Me Together by Call Number: PZ 7.W32868 Pi 2017ISBN: 9781681191058Publication Date: 2017-02-14
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Call Number: PZ7.1.S257 Iaam 2017ISBN: 9781524700485Publication Date: 2017-10-17
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