Intergenerational Solidarity in Children’s Literature and Film
An examination of the diverse ways in which children’s literature and film contribute to intergenerational bonding and solidarity
Queer Anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture
A new perspective on an explosively popular subgenre of young adult media
Table Lands
Food in Children's Literature
An exploration of the symbolic role food plays in children’s literature
Children's Books on the Big Screen
A critical volume dedicated to children’s film adaptation
Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks
Outsiders in Chicanx and Latinx Young Adult Literature
Amuch-needed intervention into the critical study of Chicanx and Latinx young adult literature
Beyond the Blockbusters
Themes and Trends in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction
A necessary expansion of the lens and landscape of young adult literature
Growing Up Asian American in Young Adult Fiction
Essays exploring how Asian American adolescents form identity in YA fiction
The Order and the Other
Young Adult Dystopian Literature and Science Fiction
A critical study of the perceptions of two similar but separate genres in young adult literature
Reconsidering Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House and Beyond
A thoroughly researched and critical examination of Wilder’s entire body of work and problematic legacy
Oz behind the Iron Curtain
Aleksandr Volkov and His Magic Land Series
The first English-language study of Aleksandr Volkov and his Magic Land series
Twenty-First-Century Feminisms in Children's and Adolescent Literature
A revelation of the powerful alternative to sexism offered by children’s literature
Perils of Protection
Shipwrecks, Orphans, and Children's Rights
An analysis of children’s rights in literature
Mothers in Children's and Young Adult Literature
From the Eighteenth Century to Postfeminism
From didactic nursery rhymes to Coraline and The Hunger Games, an engagement with the vital figure of the mother
Posthumanism in Young Adult Fiction
Finding Humanity in a Posthuman World
A tracking of the fascinating connections between adolescence and the concerns of posthumanism
Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults
A Collection of Critical Essays
An examination of the tremendous influence and power of US comics for youth in the twenty-first century