On the Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating African American Authors of Young Adult Literature

On the Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating African American Authors of Young Adult Literature
ISBN-10
1475843542
ISBN-13
9781475843545
Series
On the Shoulders of Giants
Category
Education
Pages
120
Language
English
Published
2019-12-30
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Authors
Steven T. Bickmore, Shanetia P. Clark

Description

This first book in a three volume series celebrates and examines the work of four African American authors of young adult literature. They are Virginia Hamilton, Julius Lester, Walter Dean Myers, and Mildred D. Taylor; they serve as the foundation of young adult literature and provide robust stories that center and illuminate African American youth. In addition, this volume also examines the role of the Coretta Scott King Award in promoting access and visibility to authors and illustrators who shine a spotlight on African American youth and society. The chapter authors--librarians and established and emerging scholars in the field of young adult literature--survey the work of Hamilton, Lester, Myers, or Taylor; their accolades; and how audiences initially responded to their work. Each chapter highlights a single work and discusses how it might be taught, providing pre, during, and post reading activities or, in some cases, individual, small group, or whole class activities. This volume is a resource for classroom teachers, teacher educators, reading specialists, librarians, and other educators who study, research, and read young adult literature. This first volume supplements studies in the foundations of African American authors of young adult literature and explorations of critical works by these authors.

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