Literature for Today's Young Adults

Part One: Understanding Young Adults and Books
Chapter 1      Young Adults and Their Reading
Chapter 2  A Brief History of Young Adult Literature
Chapter 3  Digital and Other New Literacies for Teachers and Librarians
 
Part Two: Modern Young Adult Reading
Chapter 4  Contemporary Realistic Fiction: From Romances to Tragedies to Magical Realism
Chapter 5      Fantasy, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Utopias, and Dystopias
Chapter 6  Poetry, Drama, Humor, and New Media
Chapter 7      Adventure, Westerns, Sports, and Mysteries
Chapter 8  Historical Fiction: Of People and Places
Chapter 9      Nonfiction: Information, Literary Nonfiction, Biographies, and Self-Help Books
 
Part Three: Adults and the Literature of Young Adults
Chapter 10     Evaluating, Promoting, and Using Young Adult Books
Chapter 11     Young Adult Literature in the English Class
Chapter 12     Censorship: Of Worrying and Wondering