Table of Contents
A Note from the Editor
Pamela Sissi CarrollAn Interview with Will Hobbs
Edgar H. ThompsonA Critical Approach to Will Hobbs' Bearstone From a Play Perspective
Edgar H. Thompson and Dorothy SlussOnly Connect
Anne C. LeMieuxAn Encounter
Steven GouldA Review of Jason's Gold
Edgar H. Thompson with Matt Lukas, age 13Sounds and Pictures in Words: Images in Literature for Young Adults
Connie S. ZitlowOn Taking Ourselves Too Seriously, and Other Tragic Mistakes
Deb VanasseClip and File YA Book Reviews
Jeff Kaplan, EditorWriting for the Invisible Reader
Nancy GardenA National Survey of the Use of Multicultural Young Adult Literature in University Courses
David GillComing of Age in the New South Africa
Judith Bentley and Peter MidgleyStanding on the Border:
Issues of Identity and Border Crossings in Young Adult Literature
Donna Niday and Dale AllenderBook Bubbles:
Harborside Middle School students' reviews of The Witch of Blackbird Pond