Product Description

A collection of essays written in the aftermath of September 11th in which Aronson weighed out how art, history, and books for younger readers could respond to the altered world. As in his previous collection, Exploding the Myths, the Truth About Teenagers and Reading, he exposes the mythologies and false beliefs that distort our understanding of books and their readers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1313882 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 168 pages

From School Library Journal
This collection of essays, many of which Aronson delivered as speeches during late 2001 and 2002, covers a wide range of subjects, but still presents a cohesive whole of multiple ideas. The author begins by reprinting his own controversial essay from Horn Book (May/June 2001) on culturally specific book awards (Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpr‚, etc.) and Andrea Davis Pinkney's response, also from Horn Book (September/October 2001). From there, he moves on to discuss the impact of September 11, 2001, on art and history, especially for young people, and discusses the challenges of writing and publishing YA literature, both fiction and nonfiction, with particular attention to the difficulties of reaching male readers, before concluding with an essay in which he unites the ideas previously discussed. This excellent book should be required reading for anyone who cares about young adults and their literature.
Ellen A. Greever, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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