The American Library Association defines young adult literature as literature for those aged 12-18 as exampled by the Printz Award. Kenneth Donelson (2001) identified characteristics of young adult literature as: (1) The literature is written from the viewpoint of young people; (2) the main characters overcome issues or concerns without the help of their parents; (3) the story lines havea quick pace; (4) the literature has a variety of genres; (5) all ethnic and cultural groups are represented in the novels; (6) the books display a ray of hope and the characters make significant accomplishments; and (7) the stories deal with concerns, issues and emotions that are important to young adults.
There are numerous lists of "Best Books" that we use to motivate students to read or we use to gather ideas from. Rick Margolis asked many well known authors to choose current books that they believed would be classics in years to come. As examples, Eve Bunting recommended Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia. ( I am currently reading Paterson's book, The Same Stuff as Stars. I have always enjoyed her work, Jacob Have I Loved, The Great Gilly Hopkins. I noted the trailer at the cinema a few weeks ago for the new film version of Bridge to Terabithia, it has a strong appeal to young adults more so than with the older film versions).
I am also just starting to read Life of Pi- it appears to be a read for an older young adult.
Well, it's almost time to leave CCSJ and depart for Purdue, I need to get tunes packed.
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