Expanding the Canon: Classic African American Young Adult Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Brooks ◽  
Jonda McNair
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Adult Literature

scholarly journals Multiple Motivations to Read Young Adult Literature in the Lives of Three African-American Middle School Males

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Groenke ◽  
Stacey Reece ◽  
Allison Varnes
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
African American ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
African American Adolescent

In this article, we share what young adult literature three male African-American adolescent participants in this study—Tariq, Tyrell, and Tyrone—chose to read when given opportunities to choose. We also share what they had to say about the literature, about reading, and about themselves as readers. The participants’ own words and text choices reveal much about what kind of young adult literature they find relevant, and why, and point to multiple motivations—both intrinsic and extrinsic, personal and social—for reading young adult literature.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document