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| Preface |
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| PART ONE Understanding Young Adults and Books |
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Young Adults and Their Reading |
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What Is Young Adult Literature? |
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A Brief Unsettled Heritage |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (5) |
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Characteristics of the Best Young Adult Literature |
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Stages of Literary Appreciation |
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33 | (8) |
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41 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter One |
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41 | (2) |
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A Brief History of Adolescent Literature |
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43 | (35) |
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1800--1900: A Century of Purity with a Few Passions |
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45 | (8) |
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1900--1940: From the Safety of Romance to the Beginning of Realism |
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53 | (10) |
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1940--1966: From Certainty to Uncertainty |
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63 | (11) |
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74 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Two |
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75 | (3) |
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YA Literature, Pop Culture, and the Mass Media |
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78 | (33) |
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Pokemon as Interactive Fiction |
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87 | (2) |
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A Survey of Students' Relationships to Mass Media |
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89 | (17) |
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The Ubiquitousness of Television |
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91 | (4) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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A Night Out at the Movies |
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96 | (5) |
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From Comic Books to Graphic Novels |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Three |
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109 | (2) |
| PART TWO Modern Young Adult Reading |
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111 | (200) |
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The New Realism: Of Life and Problems |
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113 | (31) |
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The Chocolate War as a Tragedy |
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116 | (4) |
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Post-Columbine Musings on the Value of Today's Problem Novels |
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120 | (5) |
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125 | (15) |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (1) |
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Living in a Multicultural World |
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130 | (5) |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (1) |
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The Future of the Problem Novel From Realism to Postmodernism |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Four |
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142 | (2) |
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The Old Romanticism: Of Wishing and Winning |
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144 | (31) |
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The Adventure/Accomplishment Romance |
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146 | (4) |
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Izzy, Willy-Nilly as an Adventure/Accomplishment Romance |
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147 | (3) |
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Other Symbols of Accomplishment |
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150 | (17) |
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Sports and the Game of Life |
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152 | (6) |
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Animal and Nature Stories |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (3) |
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Accomplishment Stories with Religious Themes |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Five |
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172 | (3) |
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Adventure, Mysteries, the Supernatural, and Humor From Goose Bumps to Giggles |
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175 | (35) |
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176 | (6) |
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182 | (5) |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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Mysteries Written for Young Adults |
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187 | (1) |
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Stories of the Supernatural |
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187 | (10) |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (11) |
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208 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Six |
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208 | (2) |
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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias |
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210 | (26) |
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210 | (3) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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Seven Significant Writers of Fantasy |
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213 | (5) |
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218 | (3) |
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218 | (1) |
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Fantasy and the Mabinogion |
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219 | (1) |
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King Arthur and Other Myths in Fantasy |
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220 | (1) |
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Fantasy on Other Worlds: Here There Be Dragons |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (8) |
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225 | (4) |
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Keeping Up-to-Date on Science Fiction |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Seven |
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233 | (3) |
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History and History Makers: Of People and Places |
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236 | (38) |
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Trade Books for History Study |
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237 | (6) |
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Historical Fact and Fiction |
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239 | (4) |
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Outstanding Writers of Historical Fiction |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (7) |
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Literature of the Holocaust |
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253 | (3) |
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Japanese Internment Camps in World War II |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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More Upbeat Personal Experiences |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (8) |
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264 | (1) |
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Debunking Versus Fawning Biographies |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (2) |
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Connections Between History and Biography |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Eight |
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270 | (4) |
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Nonfiction: Information, Poetry, and Drama |
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274 | (37) |
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274 | (1) |
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Narrative or Storytelling in Nonfiction |
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275 | (19) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (4) |
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Contemporary Influences on the Publishing of Informational Books |
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282 | (1) |
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Need for Scientific Literacy |
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283 | (1) |
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Books to Support and Extend the School Curriculum |
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283 | (6) |
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Nonfiction to Help Teenagers Learn Who They Are and Where They Fit |
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289 | (5) |
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Authors of Nonfiction for Young Adults |
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294 | (3) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (6) |
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Reading Drama in English Class |
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303 | (4) |
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307 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Nine |
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307 | (4) |
| PART THREE Adults and the Literature of Young Adults |
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311 | (128) |
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Evaluating, Promoting, and Using Young Adult Books |
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313 | (44) |
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Evaluating Young Adult Literature |
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314 | (8) |
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314 | (1) |
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Keeping a Record of Your Reading |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (3) |
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Writing Scholarly and Pedagogical Articles |
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321 | (1) |
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Deciding on the Literary Canon |
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322 | (5) |
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Teaching Ethnic Literature |
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327 | (3) |
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Using Young Adult Literature in the Library |
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330 | (15) |
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Matching Books With Readers |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | (3) |
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344 | (1) |
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Using Young Adult Books in the Reading Classroom |
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345 | (5) |
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347 | (3) |
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Using Young Adult Books in the Social Studies Class |
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350 | (1) |
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Parents and Young Adult Literature |
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350 | (2) |
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Clarifying Human Relation and Values |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Ten |
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355 | (2) |
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Literature in the English Class: Short Stories, Novels, Creative Writing, Film, and Thematic Units |
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357 | (33) |
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Principles of Teaching English |
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357 | (3) |
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Using Young Adult Literature in English Classes |
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360 | (3) |
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Using Short Stories in English Class |
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363 | (8) |
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Using Novels in English Class |
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371 | (3) |
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Using Young Adult Literature in Creative Writing |
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374 | (6) |
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Teaching Film in the English Class |
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380 | (5) |
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Using Thematic Units in the English Class |
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385 | (3) |
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388 | (1) |
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Titles Mentioned in the Text of Chapter Eleven |
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388 | (2) |
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Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering |
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390 | (49) |
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A Brief History of Censorship |
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395 | (3) |
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The State of Classroom and Library Censorship Today |
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398 | (3) |
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Some Assumptions About Censorship and Censors |
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401 | (3) |
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404 | (7) |
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404 | (4) |
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What Do the Censors Censor? |
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408 | (2) |
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Why Do Censors Censor What They Do? |
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410 | (1) |
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Some Court Decisions Worth Knowing |
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411 | (15) |
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Court Decisions About Obscenity and Attempting to Define Obscenity |
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411 | (6) |
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Court Decisions About Teaching and School Libraries |
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417 | (7) |
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424 | (2) |
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What to Do Before and After the Censors Arrive |
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426 | (4) |
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Before the Censors Arrive |
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426 | (3) |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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A Starter Bibliography on Censorship |
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431 | (8) |
| Appendix A: Glossary of Literary Terms Illustrated Y A Literature |
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439 | (5) |
| Appendix B: Book Selection Guides |
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444 | (4) |
| Appendix C: Some Outstanding Books and Articles About Young Adult Literature |
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448 | (10) |
| Appendix D: A Brief Bibliography on Films Generally and on Transformations of Print into Film |
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458 | (2) |
| Acknowledgments |
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460 | (3) |
| Subject Index |
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463 | (2) |
| Critics and Commentators Index |
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465 | (2) |
| Author and Title Index |
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