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ERIC Number: EJ1465467
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
EISSN: EISSN-2161-8895
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Moral of the Story: Young Adult Authors Speak on Morality, Obligation, and Age Appropriateness
Michael DiCicco; Paula Taylor-Greathouse
English Journal, v103 n5 p75-80 2014
When it comes to morality in young adult (YA) literature, one often hears from parents, educators, or members of community groups who are challenging a book's moral content, yet there is not an opportunity to hear from the authors themselves. Educators see the value of YA literature in the classroom as a medium for not only academic growth but for personal growth as well, but are left wondering to what extent YA authors write to impact the personal growth of their readers, if at all. Furthermore, do morality and obligation intersect in the writing process? Because these questions could only be answered by the authors themselves, these questions were posed to 22 YA authors, of whom 17 graciously responded. This article presents those responses, along with responses from author Shannon Hale's blog where she asked YA authors' views on morality and the obligations that YA authors may or may not have to their readers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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