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Adolescence is a time of growth, change, and confusion for young women. During this transition from childhood to adultho... MoreLearning Curves: Body Image and Female Sexuality in Young Adult Literature
A master storyteller, John Marsden is Australia's best known writer for young adults. Marsden first found success with t... MoreJohn Marsden: Darkness, Shadow, and Light
Chris Crutcher is a literary icon in the field of young adult literature. With his first book, Running Loose published i... MoreChris Crutcher: A Stotan for Young Adults
As a follow up to They Suck, They Bite, They Eat, They Kill, which examined supernatural monsters in YA fiction, in this... MoreThey Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill: Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction