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Latinx Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture: An Introduction book cover

1st Edition

Latinx Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture An Introduction

By Cristina Rhodes, Cristina Herrera Copyright 2026
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge
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Latinx Children's and Young Adult Literature and Culture: An Introduction examines the early foundations, current trends, and future directions of the field of Latinx youth literature, media, and culture. This textbook introduces readers, students, and scholars to the field’s shifting dynamics, beginning with some of the earliest published texts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth... Read more

Introduction

 

Chapter One:  History and Identity: A Genealogy of Latinx Children’s and Young Adult Literature

 

Chapter Two: Explorations in Genre and Form: Innovation and Experimentation by Latinx Authors and Illustrators 

 

Chapter Three: Crossing Borders: Constructions of Citizenship, Belonging, and (Im)Migration

 

Chapter Four: Queerness, Love, and Intersectionality in Latinx Youth Narratives

 

Chapter Five: International Approaches to Latin American Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture

 

Chapter Six: Beyond the Book: Latinx Youth in Media and Popular Culture

 

Chapter Seven: The Future of Latinx Youth Literature

Biography

Cristina Rhodes is an Associate Professor of English at Shippensburg University.

Cristina Herrera is Professor and Director of Chicanx/Latinx Studies at Portland State University.

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