Teaching Young Adult Literature

<strong>Teaching Young Adult Literature: Developing Students As World Citizens</strong> (by Thomas W. Bean Judith Dunkerly-Bean and Helen Harper) is a middle and secondary school methods text that introduces pre-service teachers in teacher credential programs and in-service teachers pursuing a Masters degree in Education to the field of young adult literature for use in contemporary contexts. The text introduces teachers to current research on adolescent life and literacy; the new and expanding genres of young adult literature; teaching approaches and practical strategies for using young adult literature in English and Language Arts secondary classrooms and in Content Area Subjects (e.g. History); and ongoing social political and pedagogical issues of English and Language Arts classrooms in relation to contemporary young adult literature.