Young Adult Literature

In this new edition Cart gives his authoritative survey, already a go-to text for students ofliterary studies, teachers and YA staff, a thorough update to make it even more relevantand comprehensive. Surveying the landscape of YA lit both past and present, this book sketches the origins of literature targeted at young adults; shows how the best of the genre has evolved to deal with subjects every bit ascomplex as its audience; closely examines teen demographics, literacy, audiobooks, the future of print,and other key topics; includes updated treatment of best-selling authors like John Green,Suzanne Collins, and Veronica Roth, plus interviews with leaders in the field; presents new and expanded coverage of perennially popular genre fiction,including horror, science fiction, and dystopian fiction; offers an updated overview of LGBTQ literature for young adults, includingIntersex; covers such commercial trends as adult purchasers of YA books and the NewAdult phenomenon; and features abundant bibliographic material to aid in readers’ advisory and collection development.