Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature

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Thematic Guide to Young Adult Literature is written by Alice L. Trupe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 031302751X (ISBN 10) and 9780313027512 (ISBN 13).

Contemporary young adult literature is a relatively new genre. This guide provides an overview of the burgeoning field, focusing primarily on fiction. Each of the 32 chapters is devoted to a theme of special significance to young adults, and provides brief critical discussions of several related literary works. Chapters close with lists of fiction for further reading. An appendix groups works according to additional themes, and a selected bibliography cites relevant critical studies.