From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges Between Young Adult Literature and the Classics - Tapa dura

"Connecting the best YA literature and the classics, this fine, practical guide challenges condescending stereotypes about YA literature and shows how it can be used in the English classroom, across the curriculum, and in the library to open students to the pleasure of reading, at least as an entry or bridge to more complex literature. The largest section of the book discusses using great YA novels with 10 commonly taught classics. Teachers and librarians will find this a well-focused combination of theory and hands-on examples."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

Provides teachers and librarians with thematic connections between young adult novels, many of them multicultural, and the 12 most taught works of English literature. Surveys young adult literature and its characteristics, and identifies elements that can bridge to such works as Huckleberry Finn , Lord of the Flies , The Scarlet Letter , and of course the plays of Shakespeare. Also suggests how young adult literature can be used similarly for such subjects as art, health, history, music, and science. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.