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100			_aWilliams, Deborah Lindsay, _eauthor. _953726
245	1	4	_aThe necessity of young adult fiction / _cDeborah Lindsay Williams.
260			_aOxford ; New York : _bOxford University Press, _c[2023]
300			_aviii, 139 pages; _c20 cm
440			_aThe literary agenda
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Why "kids' books:?" -- Children of the book -- Loving the monsters -- Making bridges -- Reading Harry Potter in Abu Dhabi -- Conclusion.
520			_aThe Necessity of Young Adult Fiction argues that YA fiction helps us to think about some of the most pressing problems of the twenty-first century by offering imaginative reconceptualizations about identity, nation, family, and the human relationship to the planet. Using examples from YA fiction that range from the Harry Potter series to Nnedi Okorafor's trilogy set in contemporary Nigeria, this book argues that the cultural work of YA fiction shapes readers' perceptions, making them receptive to -- and invested in -- the possibility of positive social change. The novels examined could all be considered "fantastical," but they offer insights into the real world that all readers -- and particularly young adult readers -- might draw on in order to reimagine social structures and the well-being of the planet. The book is designed to bring readers into the conversation about how we might create cosmopolitan societies that are shaped around conversation and engagement rather than fear and isolation. Each of these novels, in different ways, illustrate the dangers inherent in fundamentalists visions of the world. Through its discussions about the relationships between reading and citizenship, monsters and families, the local and the global, The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction demonstrates that YA fiction is doing some of the most important and creative work in literature today.
650		0	_aYoung adults fiction _xHistory and criticism. _953727
650		0	_aCivics in literature. _953728
650		0	_aClimatic changes in literature. _953729
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc. _921771
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aWilliams, Deborah Lindsay. _tNecessity of young adult fiction. _dOxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2023] _z9780192665256 _w(OCoLC)1370493900
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