EN 263 Young Adult (YA) Literature

This book could provide you with some ideas if you are interested in applying a particular critical perspective on a YA genre or on a particular YA book. Drury and Latrobe provide example using well-known literary theory models like new critical theory, gender criticism, reader response theory, and others.

This resource would be an excellent one for anyone writing their paper with a genre focus or angle.

Provides thoughtful examination of the authors, works, genres, themes and film adaptations that have contributed to the popularity and success of the young adult genre.

This book analyzes works by Stephenie Meyer (the Twilight series) and Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak) among others.

Cart returns with a sweeping update of his classic text. His book surveys the landscape of YA lit; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, and the future of print; provides updated coverage of perennially popular genre fiction, including horror, sci fi, and dystopian fiction; delves deeply into multicultural and LGBTQIA+ literature, substantially updated in this edition; and more.

Harry Potter's World provides overdue analyses of the Potter phenomenon, bringing together scholars from various disciplines to examine the impact of the series. Drawing upon reader response theory, genre theory, cultural studies, psychology, and sociology, this collection examines marketing hype and product spin-offs and offers interpretive and critical perspectives on the books themselves.

This collection of new essays interprets the Wizarding World beyond the books and films through the lens of convergence culture. Contributors explore how online communities tackle Sorting and games like the Quidditch Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, and analyze how Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are changing fandom and the canon alike.

These essays explore politics in the Harry Potter series as well as contemporary perspectives on political issues raised in the series.

The book investigates Meyer's popular Twilight saga from a feminist point of view, focusing on the development of Bella's character and her quest for identity in a rigidly patriarchal world.