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Direct linkBittner, Robert – Journal of Children's Literature, 2020
LGBTQ+ identities complicate the ways in which #OwnVoices can be deployed in literary analysis and author studies. Recognizing LGBTQ+ identities in literature is about more than just the text; it is about the visibility and success of LGBTQ+ authors as well. Through a discussion of reader response theory and politics of recognition, the author…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Literary Criticism, Authors, Sexual Identity
Arnold, Jackie Marshall; Sableski, Mary-Kate – Journal of Children's Literature, 2020
Sharing literature representative of students' diverse experiences opens up conversations, invites inquiry, and develops empathy (Ward & Warren, 2020). It is well documented, however, that these books can be challenging to locate in schools, libraries, and bookstores (Bickmore, Xu, & Sheridan, 2017; Crisp et al., 2016; Jipson & Paley,…
Descriptors: Empathy, Diversity, Childrens Literature, Minority Groups
Reid, Stephanie F.; Serafini, Frank – Journal of Children's Literature, 2018
In this study, the authors explored a selection of middle-grade multimodal novels in order to push back against prior scholarship that tended to dismiss images in novels as mere decorations, visual reiterations of informational ready provided through written language (Godfrey, 2012). Inspired by the notion that the format of the middle-grade novel…
Descriptors: Novels, Adolescent Literature, Illustrations, Reading Material Selection
Wissman, Kelly – Journal of Children's Literature, 2014
Marilyn Nelson's book, "A Wreath for Emmett Till", (2005) was named a 2006 Coretta Scott King Honor Book and given the 2006 Printz Honor Award. "A Wreath for Emmett Till" tells the story of a 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in 1955. Within 15 sonnets accompanied by illustrations by Philippe Lardy, Nelson not…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Trauma, Racial Bias, Homicide
Zarnowski, Myra – Journal of Children's Literature, 2007
Literature provides abundant examples of how to apply the wisdom of the past to today's problems. But literary examples are not enough. If children are to take an active part in questioning the past, they need to understand how to read history the way historians and even amateur historians do. In this article, the author provides examples of how…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, World Literature, Teaching Methods, Young Adults
Mathis, Janelle; Blackburn, Shelley; Johnson, Sunni; Sarker, Amie; Taliaferro, Cheryl; Walker, Karen – Journal of Children's Literature, 2006
While the past issues of the "Journal of Children's Literature" have shared many professional resources that support thinking about international children's literature, the field is continually refreshed by new titles such as the ones described in this article. Each title offers a unique consideration of how literature might be used or…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classics (Literature), Social Change, Poetry
