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Changing the Narrative: The Educational Power of Reading Young Adult Literature

We are what we read.
People read for many different reasons and outcomes. We may read for information, affirmation, escape, or inspiration. We may read to get in a better mood. Various studies have shown that readers are more apt to be empathetic, to understand that their experience is not the only experience. Through Scholarly Personal Narrative, I trace my own evolution of reading and my curious preference for Young Adult (YA) literature. Contemporary YA literature offers a unique combination of viewpoint, emotion, and transportation which allows for a deeper understanding of diverse backgrounds, and I explore whether a program of purposeful choices can influence perspective.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:uvm.edu/oai:scholarworks.uvm.edu:graddis-2029
Date01 January 2019
CreatorsJewkes, Cary Rich
PublisherScholarWorks @ UVM
Source SetsUniversity of Vermont
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Formatapplication/pdf
SourceGraduate College Dissertations and Theses

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