ALAN v25n3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents
From the Editors
Patricia Kelly and Robert SmallAcceptance Speech for the 1997 ALAN Award
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.1
Mildred TaylorAt the 1997 ALAN Breakfast, Mildred Taylor's cousins, Sharon B. Taylor and Sonia Taylor, read these thought-provoking words of thanks for the award.The Problem Novel in a Conservative Age
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.2
A. C. LeMieuxThe author of The TV Guidance Counselor and other novels considers both the writing of and current attacks on YA problem novels.Japanese and Japanese American Youth in Literature
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.3
Connie S. Zitlow and Lois StoverThese authors explore the wealth of literature by and about Japan and Japanese Americans, present a structure for a literature unit, and annotate both works of literature and reference and teaching materials.A Bridge to Whose Future? Young Adult Literature and the Asian American Teenager
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.4
Peter E. MorganWriter examines YA novels with Asian American main characters who rebel against the traditional culture of parents.The Young Adult Novels of Michael Dorris
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.5
Jim CharlesCharles explores Dorris' depiction of the American Indian adolescent experience.Drowning in Dichotomy:
Interpreting The Drowning of Stephan Jones
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.6
Patrick K. FinnessyFinnessy presents a negative critique of the Betty Greene novel.Inclusion Literature:
A Resource Lisiting
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.7
Sharon AndrewsA teacher educator makes the case for the use of literature about characters with disabilities and provides an extensive list of such works.Eating Disorders:
A Recollection and a Review of Some Relevant Young Adult Fiction
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.8
Elizabeth M. MyersUsing her own experiences with eating disorders, Myers looks at several YA novels that treat the problem.The Portrayal of Obese Adolescents
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.9
Rachel BeinekeBeineke takes a personal approach to the lives of overweight teenagers and suggests some YA novels that explore such lives.Capital Punishment for Juveniles:
Albert French's Billy
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.10
Sonja DarlingtonDarlington analyzes French's exploration of this country's use of capital punishment for young criminals and the underlying causes of Billy's execution.AN APPROACH TO TEACHING
Not for Wimps! Using Drama To Enrich the Reading of YA Literature
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.11
Jeffrey D. WilhelmDrama, Wilhelm maintains, should pervade the activities that students carry out with and about the literature they read.A REVIEW ESSAY
Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.12
Barbara FoulksBoyd
- ALAN Connection
THE BOOK CONNECTION
Gary Salvner, editorTHE DIVERSITY CONNECTION
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.13
Eileen I. Oliver, editorTHE PUBLISHER CONNECTION
https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v25i3.a.14
M. Jerry Weiss, editorTHE MEMBERSHIP CONNECTION
Chris Crowe, editor
Published by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, National Council of Teachers of English, three times a year (fall, winter, spring). Member of NCTE Affiliate Information Exchange Agreement. Editorial offices are at the Office of the Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Radford University, Radford, Virginia 24142. Printed by the Virginia Tech Printing Services. Cover Design by Ann Hardell, Blacksburg, Virginia. Cover Printing by Virginia Tech Printing Services.
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CO-EDITORS Patricia P. Kelly
Virginia TechRobert C. Small, Jr.
Radford University
COLUMN EDITORS
The Publisher Connection
M. Jerry Weiss
Jersey City State College
The Book Connection
Gary M. Salvner
Youngstown State University
The Membership Connection
Chris Crowe
Brigham Young University
The Research Connection
Pamela Sissi Carroll
Florida State University
The Censorship Connection
Nancy McCracken
Kent State University
The Diversity Connection
Eileen Oliver
Washington State University
The Retrospective Connection
Teri S. Lesesne
Sam Houston State University
The Trivia Connection
Jim Brewbaker
Columbus State College, Georgia
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
Hugh Agee
University of Georgia
James E. Davis
Ohio University
Sally Hellman
Community College of Southern Nevada
Norma J. Livo
University of Colorado at Denver
Al Muller
East Carolina University
Carole Williams
Mehlville School District
OFFICERS
President:
Lois Stover
St. Mary's College, Maryland
Immediate Past President:
Gary M. Salvner
Youngstown State University
President-elect:
Joan Kaywell
University of South Florida
Executive Secretary:
Theodore W. Hipple
University of Tennessee
DIRECTORS
Kylene Beers
Houston, Texas
Pamela Sissi Carroll
Florida State University
Michael Cart
Los Angeles, California
Ted Fabiano
Blue Valley Northwest HS, Kansas
Sara Herz
Westport, Connecticut
Rita Karr
Sykesville Middle School, Maryland
Terry Ley
Auburn University
Bill Mollineaux
Sedgwick MS, West Hartford, CT
Suzanne Reid
Emory & Henry College, Virginia
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