Young Adult Literature

YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE Honors 164 College Prep 163 2.5 credits

This course is an introduction to the multiple genres of contemporary young adult literature. You will read a range of YA texts written by award-winning authors, including such titles as Speak, Harry Potter, The Long Way Down and The Book Thief, among others. We will discuss from the perspectives of genre, theme, representations of adolescence and adulthood, and approaches to interpretation. Further consideration will be given to issues of censorship and canonicity.