{"product_id":"graphic-novels-for-children-and-young-adults","title":"Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults","description":"One of the most significant transformations in literature for children and young adults during the last twenty years has been the resurgence of comics. Educators and librarians extol the benefits of comics reading, and increasingly, children’s and YA comics and comics hybrids have won major prizes, including the Printz Award and the National Book Award. Despite the popularity and influence of children’s and YA graphic novels, the genre has not received adequate scholarly attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraphic Novels for Children and Young Adults\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to offer a critical examination of children’s and YA comics. The anthology is divided into five sections: structure and narration; transmedia; pedagogy; gender and sexuality; and identity, that reflect crucial issues and recurring topics in comics scholarship during the twenty-first century. The contributors are likewise drawn from a diverse array of disciplines—English, education, library science, and fine arts. Collectively, they analyze a variety of contemporary comics, including such highly popular series as \u003cem\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLumberjanes\u003c\/em\u003e; Eisner award-winning graphic novels by Gene Luen Yang, Nate Powell, Mariko Tamaki, and Jillian Tamaki; as well as volumes frequently challenged for use in secondary classrooms, such as Raina Telgemeier’s \u003cem\u003eDrama\u003c\/em\u003e andSherman Alexie’s \u003cem\u003eThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith contributions by: Eti Berland, Rebecca A. Brown, Christiane Buuck, Joanna C. Davis-McElligatt, Rachel Dean-Ruzicka, Karly Marie Grice, Mary Beth Hines, Krystal Howard, Aaron Kashtan, Michael L. Kersulov, Catherine Kyle, David E. Low, Anuja Madan, Meghann Meeusen, Rachel L. Rickard Rebellino, Rebecca Rupert, Cathy Ryan, Joe Sutliff Sanders, Joseph Michael Sommers, Marni Stanley, Gwen Athene Tarbox, Sarah Thaller, Annette Wannamaker, and Lance Weldy.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249713271128,"sku":"9781496811677","price":100.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781496811677_45a706dd-a5ee-43cc-a1bc-5c6800fe0234.jpg?v=1777880735","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/graphic-novels-for-children-and-young-adults","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}