"Teaching And Reading New Adult Literature In High School And College | Education

An introduction to the rapidly growing category of New Adult (NA) literature this text provides a roadmap to understanding and introducing NA books to young people in high school college libraries and other settings. As a window into the experiences and unique challenges that young and new adults encounter New Adult literature intersects with but is distinct from Young Adult literature. This rich resource provides a framework methods and plentiful reading recommendations by genre theme and discipline on New Adult literature. Starting with a definition of New Adult literature Kane demonstrates how the inclusion of NA literature helps support and encourage a love of reading. Chapters address important topics that are relevant to young people including post-high school life early careers relationships activism and social change. Each chapter features text sets instructional strategies writing prompts and activities to invite and encourage young people to be reflective and engaged in responding to thought-provoking texts. A welcome text for professors of literacy and literature instruction first-year college instructors researchers librarians and educators this book provides new ways to assist students as they embark upon the next stage of their lives and is essential reading for courses on teaching literature. |Teaching and Reading New Adult Literature in High School and College | Education