The Literary Agenda Ser.: Necessity of Young Adult Fiction : The Literary ...

Name: The Literary Agenda Ser.: Necessity of Young Adult Fiction : The Literary ...
Brand: Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

The Necessity of Young Adult FictionThe Literary Agenda\nAuthor(s): Deborah Lindsay Williams\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780192848970, 978-0192848970\nSynopsis\nDiscusses how young adult fiction offers new ways of thinking about climate change and definitions of citizenship.\n\nThe Necessity of Young Adult Fiction argues that YA fiction helps us to think about some of most pressing problems of the twenty-first century by offering imaginative reconceptualizations about identity, nation, family, and the human relationship to the planet. Using examples from YA fiction that range from the Harry Potter series to Nnedi Okorafor's trilogy set in contemporary Nigeria, this book argues that the cultural work of YA fiction shapes readers perceptions, making them receptive to--and invested in--the possibility of positive social change.\n\nThe novels examined could all be considered \""fantastical,\"" but they .