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- ISSN: 0013-8274
- E-ISSN: 2161-8895
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Young Adult Literature: English Teachers Are From Mars, Students Are From Venus (But YA Books Can Help Interplanetary Understanding)
- Source: English Journal, Volume 88, Issue 4, Mar 1999, p. 120 - 122
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- 01 Mar 1999
Abstract
Discusses how alien students and teachers are to each other, especially when it comes to literature. Argues that these differences are at the root of many difficulties faced in helping students become readers and appreciate literature. Offers brief descriptions of 10 new or overlooked young-adult books worth reading.
© 1999 by the National Council of Teachers of English