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The purpose of this collection is to offer secondary teachers engaging ideas and approaches for pairing young adult and canonical novels to provide unique examinations of topics that teaching either text in isolation could not afford.
List of contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Victor Malo-Juvera and Paula Greathouse
CHAPTER 1
Feral Youth, The Canterbury Tales, and the Power of Stories
Shelly Shaffer
CHAPTER 2
Exploring Feminist Themes in
Jane Eyre and
Dark CompanionAmber Spears and Ciara Pittman
CHAPTER 3
Governed by Rules: Possibilities and Consequences in
Wuthering Heights and
The Hate U GiveMichael Macaluso and Kati Macaluso
CHAPTER 4
"I wish I weren't so high": Substance abuse and addiction in
We Were Liars and
The Great GatsbyJanine Darragh
CHAPTER 5
Justice Served? Teaching
Native Son and
AllegedlyLisa Scherff
CHAPTER 6
They're Still Watching:
1984,
Little Brother, and the Staying Power of the Techno-Dystopia
Sarah Burriss and Melanie Hundley
CHAPTER 7
Identifying and Interrogating Toxic Masculinity in
Lord of Flies and
The Chocolate WarKaty Corvino, Anna Consalvo, and Natalie Chase
CHAPTER 8
Fallen Angels and
The Things They Carried: Bringing the Vietnam War to Light
Crag Hill
ABOUT THE EDITORS
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX OF YA AND CANONICAL TEXTS
SUBJECT INDEX
About the author
Paula Greathouse, Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professor at the University of West Florida where she works in the doctoral program. She was a secondary English and Reading teacher for sixteen years. Victor Malo-Juvera is Professor of English Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches courses in writing for secondary teachers, young adult literature, and mythology. His research focuses on young adult literature and culturally responsive instruction. Nicholas Laudadio is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches classes in science fiction, horror, popular culture, and literary and critical theory. His research explores the cultural history of music and musical instruments with a particular focus on electronic music and science fiction in the 20th century.
Summary
The purpose of this collection is to offer secondary teachers engaging ideas and approaches for pairing young adult and canonical novels to provide unique examinations of topics that teaching either text in isolation could not afford.
