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Author: Loretta M. Gaffney
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.70cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9781442264083
ISBN 10: 144226408
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 01 February 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Gaffney, a former school librarian who teaches on topics such as intellectual freedom and youth services librarianship, takes a broad look at YA literature, examining its history, its readership, censorship, and more. Structured as a series of essays, with subheadings that help avoid the textbooklike monotony of a typical reference work, this title will be extremely helpful to library school students and first-time young adult librarians. Librarians who have been interacting with teenagers for years will find the later sections-such as those dealing with the pro-family movement, which has called out novels with sexual or fantastical themes as offensive or even pornographic-particularly relevant and insightful. Gaffney provides numerous examples of materials that have been challenged, including the often contentious Harry Potter series, and instances of how different libraries have dealt with book challenges.... [T]he text is...succinct and generally avoids overly academic language. VERDICT A highly recommended volume for library professionals who work with or are thinking about working with young adults. * School Library Journal * Gaffney's new book is substantive contribution to the scholarship of Young Adult literature, acting as an overview of not only Young Adult literature but of Young Adult library services. Her synthesis of the underlying issues that affect both the aesthetics of the literature as well as the practicalities of service takes a cohesive approach that makes this an exceptional choice for a classroom text as well as solid grounding for further research. -- Janice M. Del Negro, Associate Professor, GSLIS/Dominican University Excellent in both style and substance, Gaffney's wise and insightful book dares to disturb the universe of conservative library activism and the politics of reading. In its exemplary scholarship and accessibility, it is an indispensable contribution to the literature of and about young adult literature and libraries. -- Michael Cart, author of Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism Providing guidance on how to read, teach, and understand the cultural landscape of young adult literature (YAL), Loretta Gaffney has written a necessary book for librarians and educators today. A timely look at the strategies for understanding YAL and its surrounding criticism, Gaffney's book explores both the contexts YAL literature and the discourse and cultural practices around it. At its heart, Young Adult Literature, Libraries, and Conservative Activism is engaged in a conversation about the politics of literature, the role of activism, and the continually evolving responsibilities of librarians today. -- Antero Garcia, Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Gaffney's new book is substantive contribution to the scholarship of Young Adult literature, acting as an overview of not only Young Adult literature but of Young Adult library services. Her synthesis of the underlying issues that affect both the aesthetics of the literature as well as the practicalities of service takes a cohesive approach that makes this an exceptional choice for a classroom text as well as solid grounding for further research. -- Janice M. Del Negro, Associate Professor, GSLIS/Dominican University Excellent in both style and substance, Gaffney's wise and insightful book dares to disturb the universe of conservative library activism and the politics of reading. In its exemplary scholarship and accessibility, it is an indispensable contribution to the literature of and about young adult literature and libraries. -- Michael Cart, author of Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism Providing guidance on how to read, teach, and understand the cultural landscape of young adult literature (YAL), Loretta Gaffney has written a necessary book for librarians and educators today. A timely look at the strategies for understanding YAL and its surrounding criticism, Gaffney's book explores both the contexts YAL literature and the discourse and cultural practices around it. At its heart, Young Adult Literature, Libraries, and Conservative Activism is engaged in a conversation about the politics of literature, the role of activism, and the continually evolving responsibilities of librarians today. -- Antero Garcia, Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Excellent in both style and substance, Gaffney's wise and insightful book dares to disturb the universe of conservative library activism and the politics of reading. In its exemplary scholarship and accessibility, it is an indispensable contribution to the literature of and about young adult literature and libraries. -- Michael Cart, author of Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism
Author Information
"Loretta M. Gaffney has taught courses on intellectual freedom, reading research, young adult literature, and youth services librarianship for nearly a decade. A former middle school librarian at the University of Chicago Lab Schools, she defended her dissertation, ""Intellectual Freedom and the Politics of Reading"" in 2012. Loretta's current research projects include the politics of young adult literature, Common Core, and school librarians’ knowledge. She lives and works in Los Angeles."
