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Young Adult & Children’s Literature

Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.

— Dr. Seuss

Imperfect Rhetorics: Neurodiversity in YA Literature and Popular Culture
There’s greater representation of neurodiversity in pop culture today, though more visibility doesn’t always mean better visibility.
Jes BattisOct 10, 2020
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The Artist or the Emperor? Cultural Appropriation and Children’s Classics
On “Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain,” the much-loved children’s classic about a young Chinese artist, and its writer, a white woman from Lancashire.
Katie YeeOct 1, 2020
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A Trans Boy Dreams of a Gender-Fluid World: A Conversation with Lexie Bean
A YA author discusses her new novel about transgender youth and social marginalization.
Sara-Kate AstroveAug 30, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
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Three Questions for Frederick Luis Aldama Regarding His New Children’s Book, “The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie”
Daniel Olivas talks to writer Frederick Luis Aldama about his latest children’s book, “The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie.”
Daniel A. OlivasJul 29, 2020
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Concept Over Character
A new YA fantasy about dragons, religious cults, parallel worlds, and more.
Tim CummingsJul 18, 2020
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No One’s Baby: A Conversation with Emily Adrian
Emily Adrian discusses her new YA novel about the joys and pitfalls of early motherhood.
Juliana RomanoJun 20, 2020
- Fiction
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The Utopian Turn in YA Lit
A new YA novel reimagines utopia in the era of climate catastrophe.
Ellen Wayland-SmithJun 7, 2020
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The Ecology of Equity, or Why We Need Diverse Voices so I Can Leave My Frida Kahlo Flower Crown at Home
A PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow discusses how today’s young adult fiction handles ethnic diversity.
Angela M. SanchezMay 11, 2020
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Leo Tolstoy’s Children’s Stories Will Devastate Your Children and Make You Want to Die
On the bleak tales of Leo Tolstoy's "The Lion and the Puppy: And Other Stories for Children."
John Byron KuhnerApr 26, 2020
- Around the World
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What Greta Gerwig Got Right: Rethinking Amy March in Light of May Alcott Nieriker
The real-life model for Louisa May Alcott’s Amy March was a pioneering champion of women artists.
Kelly BlewettMar 31, 2020
A Lady Macbeth for the Instagram Age
Iman Sultan reviews a YA retelling of “Macbeth” in a Catholic prep school.
Iman SultanMar 29, 2020
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Translating Transnational Anxiety: Ivana Dobrakovová’s “Bellevue”
Daniel. W Pratt considers adolescence, madness, and the breakdown of language in Ivana Dobrakovová’s “Bellevue,” translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood.
Daniel W. PrattMar 8, 2020