Reaching Adolescents The Young Adult Book and the School

A basic text for young and adult/adolescent literature courses. An exciting new young adult literature text...one that offers a holistic, inclusive approach to incorporating the popular books young adults like to read into a solid English language arts curriculum. A student-centered, whole language emphasis advocates a curriculum that encourages student response to literature and helps develop crucial critical thinking skills. The author suggests numerous approaches to using young adult literature, explores and demonstrates a variety of teaching methods, and discusses an array of literature appropriate for a wide range of students in a number of subject areas, including literature written specifically for children and young adults, popular adult literature, and the classics.Reed, Althea J. is the author of 'Reaching Adolescents The Young Adult Book and the School', published 1993 under ISBN 9780023988615 and ISBN 0023988614.