The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content 1969-2004

Michael Cart and Christine A. Jenkins

The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content 1969-2004

Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals to find positive role models in fiction either written and published expressly for them or - if published for adults - relevant to them and their lives. This book examines these issues and critically evaluates the body of literature published for young adults that offers homosexual themes and characters. I

Book of the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series

  • ISBN: 0810850710
  • ISBN-13: 9780810850712
  • Authors : Michael Cart and Christine A. Jenkins
  • Category : Literary Criticism - Gay & Lesbian
  • Language : English
  • Format:  Hardcover
  • Publication Date: 3/1/2006
  • Publisher Imprint: Scarecrow Press
  • Price ($AUD): $90.95

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