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Article: Perception and Reality: Examining the Representations of Adolescents in Young Adult Fiction
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- ALAN Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Assembly on Literature for Adolescents -- National Council of Teachers of English Fall 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Young adult literature is not yet fifty-years old, and already, it has led to many different permutations and variations in the presentation of reading experiences for young people. From contemporary realistic novels to pure flights of fantasy, young adult fiction has transformed the landscape of what it means to be a teenager, and more importantly, how teenagers are perceived by themselves and the wider public. Particularly, their parents and teachers now view youngsters between the ages of 12 and 18, quite rightly, as adolescents just coming into their own and seeking an identity that speaks beyond their immediate chronological age.
What follows are three studies that demonstrate that the ...