On the Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating African American Authors of Young Adult Literature (African American Authors of Young Adult Literature: A Three Volume Series)

Authors

Steven T. Bickmore, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Shanetia P. Clark, Salisbury University

Document Type

Monograph

Publication Date

12-30-2019

Publication Title

Rowman and Littlefield

First page number:

1

Last page number:

144

Abstract

This first book in a three volume series celebrates and examines the work of four African American authors of young adult literature. They are Virginia Hamilton, Julius Lester, Walter Dean Myers, and Mildred D. Taylor; they serve as the foundation of young adult literature and provide robust stories that center and illuminate African American youth. In addition, this volume also examines the role of the Coretta Scott King Award in promoting access and visibility to authors and illustrators who shine a spotlight on African American youth and society. The chapter authors--librarians and established and emerging scholars in the field of young adult literature--survey the work of Hamilton, Lester, Myers, or Taylor; their accolades; and how audiences initially responded to their work. Each chapter highlights a single work and discusses how it might be taught, providing pre, during, and post reading activities or, in some cases, individual, small group, or whole class activities. This volume is a resource for classroom teachers, teacher educators, reading specialists, librarians, and other educators who study, research, and read young adult literature. This first volume supplements studies in the foundations of African American authors of young adult literature and explorations of critical works by these authors.

Keywords

African american authors; Young adult literature

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature | Literature in English, North America, Ethnic and Cultural Minority

Language

English

Repository Citation

Bickmore, S. T., Clark, S. P. (2019). On the Shoulders of Giants: Celebrating African American Authors of Young Adult Literature (African American Authors of Young Adult Literature: A Three Volume Series). Rowman and Littlefield 1-144.