1st Edition
Young Adult Fiction by African American Writers, 1968-1993 A Critical and Annotated Guide
426 Pages
by
Routledge
426 Pages
by
Routledge
426 Pages
by
Routledge
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Comprehensive and up-to-dateThe first contemporary publication to go beyond examining broad themes and trends in the field, this timely volume looks closely at specific authors and texts. The book is comprehensive and as current as possible, covering works by African American authors for young adults published between 1968-1993-some 200 titles by close to 50 writers. In addition to established... Read more
A sampling of the authors covered:Candy Dawson Boyd * Ossie Davis * Eloise Greenfield * Nikki Grimes * Virginia Hamilton * Angela Johnson * Patricia C. McKissack * Walter Dean Myers * Harriette Gillem Robinet * Dorothy Strickland * Mildred Taylor * Mildred Pitts Walter * Jacqueline Woodson * Camille Yarbrough
Biography
Deborah Kutenplon
"This extraordinary volume fills a void which has been neglected far too long. Highly recommended." -- The Book Report
"It is a valuable tool for all teachers, librarians, counselors, and young adults themselves." -- BCALA Newsletter
"A useful, sensitive guide that will stir some healthy controversy while it also forces teachers and librarians to take a closer look at their current collection of African American fiction and consider with much firmer direction the culturally conscious fiction they select and recommend in the future." -- VOYA
"This bibiography is essential." -- Choice
"Teachers, librarians, and parents will find Kutenplon and Olmstead's bibliography a useful tool to identify quality multicultural titles." -- Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
