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Author:   Steven T. Bickmore ,  Shanetia P. Clark, PhD, chair, associate professor of literacy, Department of Early and Elementary
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9781475843521

ISBN 10:   1475843526
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   31 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction - Steven T. Bickmore PART I: CRITICAL FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED THEMES, AND RECEPTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS Chapter 1: Looking back to move forward: A Retrospective of the Coretta Scott King Award Deborah Taylor Chapter 2: Themes and Critical Foundations of Early African American Authors of Young Adult Literature Shanetia P. Clark PART II: FOUNDING AUTHORS AND THEIR EARLY INTRODUCTION Chapter 3: Walter Dean Myers: A Lifetime of Stories Ngozi Onuora Chapter 4: Virginia Hamilton, Liberation, and Bluish: Generating Acceptance and Empathy Shanetia P. Clark and Steven T. Bickmore Chapter 5: These Tears Are Real: Historical Representations in Julius Lester’s Day of Tears Ruth McKoy Lowery and Cheryl Logan Chapter 6: The Early Reception of Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chris Crowe PART III: FOUNDING AUTHORS, CURRENT REPUTATIONS, AND THEIR CONTINUED PRESENCE Chapter 7: Poet of Harlem: The Truth, Text, and Legacy of Walter Dean Myers M. Cathrene Connery Chapter 8: Reading, Learning, and Telling Folklore through Virginia Hamilton’s Zeely Nancy D. Tolson  Chapter 9: Julius Lester’s Nonfiction Presentation of Slavery in To Be a Slave Steven T. Bickmore Chapter 10: Racialized Constructions in the Stories by Mildred Taylor Wanda Brooks and Desiree Cueto About the Authors

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A brilliant tribute to the evolution of African American Young Adult Literature with practical resources! An essential read for every culturally relevant educator!--Shimikqua Ellis, graduate instructor, University of Mississippi Bickmore and Clark's offer a comprehensive and pragmatic guide for teachers who want to make their classroom libraries and their classroom ELA instruction more inclusive. Specifically, this edited volume engages the teaching of African American young adult literature in our classrooms in ways that celebrate difference and that challenge students to consider how race has shaped American society! I can think of no better contemporary text for teachers that introduces the world of African American young adult literature.--Ernest Morrell, Coyle professor, Department of English, University of Notre Dame Bickmore and Clark have assembled chapters that focus on the purpose and longevity of the Coretta Scott King Award which makes books like the ones discussed visible; examine important themes in AAYA; discussing how Hamilton, Myers, Lester, and Taylor produced work that liberated readers.--KaaVonia Hinton, Old Dominion University Bickmore and Clark celebrate African American writers who trail blazed a literary path for adolescent readers. Their instructional activities for individuals, groups, and whole-class instruction, invite teachers and scholars to be critical readers. With 23 years of classroom teaching and as a National Writing Project director, I can't wait to promote the authors in this book in my University classes, our summer institute, and with professional development workshops in K-12 schools. We need more resources like this!--Dr. Bryan Ripley Crandall, Associate Professor; Director of the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University

Author Information

Steven T. Bickmore is an Associate professor of English Education at UNLV and maintains a weekly academic blog on YA literature (http://www.yawednesday.com/). He is a past editor of The ALAN Review (2009-2014) and a founding editor of Study and Scrutiny: Research in Young Adult Literature. Shanetia P. Clark, Ph.D. is an associate professor of literacy in the Department of Early and Elementary Education at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland. Her interests include young adult and children's literature, the exploration of aesthetic experiences within reading and writing classrooms, and writing pedagogy.

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