A study of nineteenth-century young adult literature that refocuses the history of girls’ books and female adolescence in the United States and Germany

A delightful journey into the heart of the many meanings behind that silly old bear

A theory of how authors position readers in relation to literary character through empathy, awe, and indifference

A wrestling with the faults and possibilities of the portrayals of race in this powerful genre

A groundbreaking study on the impact of Puerto Rican children’s literature and culture

An examination of the diverse ways in which children’s literature and film contribute to intergenerational bonding and solidarity

A new perspective on an explosively popular subgenre of young adult media

An exploration of the symbolic role food plays in children’s literature

A critical volume dedicated to children's film adaptation

Amuch-needed intervention into the critical study of Chicanx and Latinx young adult literature

A necessary expansion of the lens and landscape of young adult literature

Essays exploring how Asian American adolescents form identity in YA fiction

A critical study of the perceptions of two similar but separate genres in young adult literature

A thoroughly researched and critical examination of Wilder's entire body of work and problematic legacy

The first English-language study of Aleksandr Volkov and his Magic Land series

A revelation of the powerful alternative to sexism offered by children’s literature

An analysis of children's rights in literature

From didactic nursery rhymes to Coraline and The Hunger Games, an engagement with the vital figure of the mother

A tracking of the fascinating connections between adolescence and the concerns of posthumanism

An examination of the tremendous influence and power of US comics for youth in the twenty-first century