Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults - 9781496811677

University Press of Mississippi

Graphic Novels for Children and Young AdultsA Collection of Critical Essays\nAuthor(s): Michelle Ann Abate, Gwen Athene Tarbox\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University Press of Mississippi, United States\nImprint: University Press of Mississippi\nISBN-13: 9781496811677, 978-1496811677\nSynopsis\nOne of the most significant transformations in literature for children and young adults during the last twenty years has been the resurgence of comics. Educators and librarians extol the benefits of comics reading, and increasingly, childrens and YA comics and comics hybrids have won major prizes, including the Printz Award and the National Book Award. Despite the popularity and influence of childrens and YA graphic novels, the genre has not received adequate scholarly attention.\n\nGraphic Novels for Children and Young Adults is the first book to offer a critical examination of childrens and YA comics. The anthology is divided into five sections: structure and narration; transmedia; pedagogy.