Movies to See Before You Graduate From High School

From Almost Famous to Whale Rider, this is a fun look at 60 films that best define what it means to be an adolescent. Each entry identifies the genre, provides a brief plot summary, lists the key themes, and explains why the film is an essential viewing for teens everywhere.

About the author

Michael Howarth is associate professor of English at Missouri Southern State University. He is the author of Under the Bed, Creeping: Psychoanalyzing the Gothic in Children's Literature ( 2014) and a work of fiction for young adults, Fair Weather Ninjas: A Novel (2016).

Summary

From Almost Famous to Whale Rider, this is a fun look at 60 films that best define what it means to be an adolescent. Each entry identifies the genre, provides a brief plot summary, lists the key themes, and explains why the film is an essential viewing for teens everywhere.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Howarth, Howarth Michael
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 0 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781538120019
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2001-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Film, alienated youth, breakfast club, coming of age, edge of seventeen, harry potter, john hughes, mean girls, pretty in pink, scott pilgrim, sixteen candles, teen films, young adult films, youth in revolt, Television & film (Children's / Teenage)