Young Adult Literature: Starting With Dora V.: A Genealogy of YA Literature Specialists

Traces the genealogy of the people who established, refined, defended, and maintained the study of literature for adolescents, including the pioneering contributions of Dora V. Smith starting in the 1930s. Contains 10 references to articles that look back on YA literature and its pioneers; and annotations of 10 new or overlooked YA books worth reading.