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 …
Teaching Supreme Court Cases Using Young Adult Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. In contemplating a nomination to the US Supreme Court in …
Toward Mattering: Popular Culture References in Young Adult Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby Boehm. “What good is an education if you must shed who …
Canonical Loyalty and the Role of Gatekeeping the English Teaching Profession
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. English educator, NCTE member, and co-founder of #THEBOOKCHAT Scott Bayer …
Build Your Stack: Faculty YA Lit Book Club
This blog post was written by NCTE member Elizabeth Gannon. It is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively …
“That’s Why a Name Is Important. It Defines You”: Romeo and Juliet and The Hate U Give in Conversation
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee This blog post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering …
Resisting Readers’ Identity (Re)Construction across English and Young Adult Literature Course Contexts
This post was written by NCTE members Wendy J. Glenn and Ricki Ginsberg. In our recent article in Research in …
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 …