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Buyer's RemorseSeth Andrew Cureton (10681215) 07 May 2021 (has links)
This is the first part of a multi-draft young adult novel.<br>
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Feathers: A Creative thesisClarke, M. Shayne 03 December 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Feathers is a young adult novel about two knucklehead boys and a summer of mischief they share. Boots and Gopher, the two principal characters in Feathers, are twelve-year old boys who are fascinated by a loft of racing pigeons kept by a peculiar man living on the edge of their small town. The fascination leads them to steal a few pairs of pigeons in hopes of generating their own loft. Their plan is to release the adult pigeons back to the man's loft while Boots and Gopher keep the babies. In stealing the pigeons, they discover the man also houses falcons and hawks. Gopher becomes obsessed with falcons and begins a study of falconry. The obsession overrides better judgment and federal law, and the boys also steal a small kestrel falcon. They don't realize the gravity of the situation until a "wanted" poster is put up at the local feed store letting people know that a federal law has been broken. The story continues with the resolution of this conflict and the relationship that is developed between the young men and the old falconer. It is a story about consequences of seemingly simple acts; it also explores relationships between the boys and their parents, and between the boys and an unlikely mentor.
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Who are the MySpace generation and how can they be represented in a work of fiction?Duncan, Alasdair John January 2008 (has links)
This document contains a creative work – the text of a young adult novel, The girl and the sea – and an exegesis examining the MySpace Generation through the methodological prisms of online ethnography and literature review.
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The Future PerfectAbbott, Sarah J. 01 January 2016 (has links)
In the prison society of Circadia, the Jury doesn’t need chains or locks to keep citizens tame, only routine—but Valerie and Brennan break the routine. Valerie allows a hospital patient who hurt her in the past to die from cardiac arrest. Her twelve-year term will be reset if anyone finds out she didn’t try to save him; she’ll start over in the dangerous Twelfth Circle. With 455 days left in Circadia, she must lie not only to the authorities but also to her family. And she’s a terrible liar.
Most conversations halt near Brennan, the Warden’s son, but even he catches the whispers after a police officer attempts to escape from Circadia. When Brennan learns that his mother and a Juror are rigging the officer’s public trial, they give him a choice: side with the Circadians and lose his safety, or side with the Jury and lose his self-respect.
Structured in chapters that alternate between Valerie and Brennan, this novel—influenced by George Orwell, Suzanne Collins, and Michel Foucault—suggests that the best prison makes you comfortable. It makes you want to stay.
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Using young adult literature to teach the classics a study on pairing young adult novels with the classic works in secondary English classroomsVelazquez, Deanna Lynn 01 May 2011 (has links)
Young adult literature is a genre of literature that is often overlooked. Adolescents would greatly benefit from reading young adult novels, academically and also for enjoyment. Educators are not using young adult literature as often as they should in the classrooms as a tool, due to strict curricula. However, young adult literature is a perfect tool for aiding with comprehension of the classic works. Pairing certain young adult books with classics would help adolescents understand the classic novel, but also assist in intriguing the student enough to pick up both books. After an online survey given to nine Seminole County school English or Reading teachers, I found that high school teachers today do feel as though young adult literature would benefit the students greatly.
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Narrative strategies in Robert Cormier’s young adult novelsShen, Fu-Yuan 05 January 2006 (has links)
No description available.
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"Jag trodde aldrig att jag skulle få se Eva dansa dabke" : En kvalitativ textanalys om hur rasifierade karaktärer och mångkulturella möten gestaltas i fyra ungdomsromaner samt deras didaktiska potential / "I Never Thought I Would Get to See Eva Dance Dabke" : A Qualitative Text Analysis of How Racialized Characters and Multicultural Encounters Are Portrayed in Four Youth Novels and Their Didactic PotentialKayacan, Damla, Persson, Ida January 2024 (has links)
As Skolverket (2022b) highlights, reading fiction novels can develop students’ understanding of both themselves and others, as well as challenge new ways of thinking about the world. This study aims to examine how racialized characters and multicultural encounters are portrayed in four chosen young adult novels, and to discuss their didactic potential. To accomplish this, the young adult novels were chosen through asking Swedish teachers what young adult novels they used. The method used is a qualitative thematic text analysis. Moreover, the material has been analyzed through two main themes: Racialized who are observed and Racialized who observe. In addition, three subthemes have been subject to our analysis: exclusion as feeling and action, social relations and the importance of place. Further, the theoretical basis of the study is based on concepts which include multiculturalism, racialization, representation, the Other, and recognition. Accordingly, the results suggest that racialized characters are often portrayed as the deviant and exotic Other, and this is done through clear as well as subtle mental and linguistic representations, which reinforce the multicultural encounters characterized by power structures. Finally, we discussed their didactic potential, such as the advantages of the double perspective and counter-stories, in fostering students’ understanding and empathy towards all cultural identities.
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Kids Can Be CruelGretsinger, Adam Charles 27 April 2023 (has links)
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