Presents ten short stories for teens about lessons learned and discoveries made on journeys near and far. Includes such authors as Alex Flinn, Joyce Sweeney, and Richard Peck.
Contains ten short fiction stories for young adults that look at different types of families, both traditional and non-traditional, including selections by Nikki Grimes, Lois Lowry, Walter Dean Myers, and others.
An examination of vampires in young adult fiction, looking at ten classic vampire texts--five literary and five cinematic, featuring analyses of vampire novels by popular horror authors, and discussing the television series "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.".
Offers definitions of fantasy fiction by writers, critics, and teenagers; and traces the development of six subgenres, including alternate worlds, magic realism, myth, legends, magic bestiary, and time fantasy.
Examines the life and work of American author Chris Crutcher, looking at the people and events that have shaped his character and commitment to youth, and analyzing each of his published works for young adults, as well as his 1992 adult novel "The Deep End.".
A critical study of the work of twentieth-century American author Lois Lowry, assessing her career as a whole, and analyzing all her major works, including her early children's books, her Anastasia series, her humorous fiction, and her award-winning young adult novels.
