The Alan Review: Exploring Prejudice in Young Adult Literature

The attitudes of European settlers toward the American wilderness, as reflected in art and literature, is the focus of this resource packet designed for teachers. Included in the unit overview you will find lists or paintings and...

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas became a quick hit in the young adult literature genre before its adaptation in the 2018 film of the same name. Use a thorough lesson, discussion guide, and series of activities to discuss the social...

Paranormal teen romances may currently dominate the young adult fiction shelves, but that's not the only change to the genre during the past few years. The evolution of YA lit is the topic of an informational video that follows the teen...

The narrator begins his presentation on The Odyssey with background information about Homer, the Trojan Wars, the oral tradition, epic poetry, and plot summaries of The Illiad and The Odyssey. And all in under four minutes. The narrator...

The Hunger Games. Maximum Ride. Why is so much of young adult literature so dark? What is the appeal of dystopian literature to young readers? The six activities in this resource ask kids to reflect on some of the reasons this genre has...

Challenge groups to create a recommended reading list of contemporary young adult fiction that explores the same themes found in Ernest Hemingway's short stories and novels. After examining a list Hemingway created and a list put...

"The ALAN Review" is a journal of articles related to adolescent literature. Some articles are critiques of books; others are rationales for teaching adolescent literature, or certain kinds of adolescent literature. Archived issues from...

This resource is the homepage of the association, which provides information on new young adult literature such as booklists, book awards, and books nominated by teens for the Top Ten.

Drawing on New York City teachers' experiences, this article examines three ways to effectively integrate young adult literature into the curriculum: use core texts (usually novels, but also other genres as well) that the entire class...

In this website, you will find reading recommendations chosen by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). You can select the overall awarding-winning novels for young adults with brief descriptions or you can click the best...