The Use of Sports in YA Literature
“I think basketball is a container for the miraculous.”–Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always Next Year: On Basketball and Ascension …
Possibilities and Power in Young Adult Literature: Finding Agency in Scholarship
This blog post was written by NCTE members Sarah J. Donovan, Ashley S. Boyd, and Terri Suico. When something …
Missing in Action: Young Adult Fiction That Captivates Contemporary Readers
This post is by NCTE member Anastasia Gustafson. Just over a decade ago, young adult fiction was more than a …
Who Gets to Decide?
This week I bumped into two different stories on the radio. Each was discussing the questions “Who gets to decide?” …
An Argument for the Dark Side of Literature for Young People
“It’s a natural human urge to protect our kids from everything that could hurt them—and it’s an urge we seem …
2018 Book Recommendations: YA and Adult Fiction
For English teachers, picking a favorite book is almost impossible! But we asked them to do exactly that during our …
June 2017 #NCTEchat: YA Lit – Complex Texts, Complex Lives
Join Jennifer Buehler @ProfBuehler and members of #NCTEreads tonight, Sunday, June 25 at 8 pm ET, for a conversation around “YA …
Say His Name!
The following blog is excerpted with permission from Steven Bickmore’s blog Dr. Bickmore’s YA Wednesday. Steven is Associate Professor of English …
Say YA to Reading
We hope you’ll join us this Sunday, September 20th at 8 PM ET for #nctechat on Twitter. Our topic will …