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They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill
Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction
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2016
Summary
Young adults live in a violent culture, so trying to protect them from the world they live in is not only futile but can also be dangerous. No matter their ethnicity, social class, or economic status, teens must know how to survive the perils that may await them. Most teens understand this, and they want books, television shows, and films to reflect the reality of their world—the bad along with the good.
In They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill: Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction, Joni Richards Bodart examines works of fiction that feature characters who threaten the psychological and physical well-being of teens and their friends and families. In this companion volume to They Suck, They Bite, They Eat, They Kill, the focus is on individuals who prey on the vulnerable: bullies, manipulators, torturers, sexual predators, and sadists. The novels and stories discussed in this volume feature adult criminals or predators who look for young people to ensnare; school personnel who interact with students in harmful ways; teens who bully others in order to hide their own fears and weaknesses; and parents, siblings, and others who mistreat family members.
Arranged in five sections that cover such topics as bullies, school shootings, and monsters at home, this volume analyzes the most important and well-written series and titles for teens. They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill will help parents, teachers, and other adults understand the value of these titles and the benefits of reading them, so they will be less likely to forbid them to their teens or challenge library collections for carrying them.
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Copyright year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-3081-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-3082-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
282
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 I Wish You Were Dead by Todd Strasser No access
2 The Forensic Mystery Series by Alane Ferguson No access
3 Acceleration by Graham McNamee No access
4 In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith No access
5 I Hunt Killers Series by Barry Lyga No access
6 Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard No access
7 My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf No access
8 Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser No access
9 The Last Domino by Adam Meyer No access
10 Endgame by Nancy Garden No access
11 “Guns for Geeks” by Chris Crutcher, from On the Fringe edited by Don Gallo No access
12 Quad by C. G. Watson No access
13 Hate List by Jennifer Brown No access
14 Shattering Glass by Gail Giles No access
15 Tease by Amanda Maciel No access
16 Shine by Lauren Myracle No access
17 By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters No access
18 Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen No access
19 Boot Camp by Todd Strasser No access
20 Boy Toy by Barry Lyga No access
21 Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte No access
22 The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin No access
23 Hope in Patience by Beth Fehlbaum No access
24 What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles No access
25 The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams No access
26 This Gorgeous Game by Donna Freitas No access
27 Cut Me Free by J. R. Johansson No access
28 Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams No access
29 The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier No access
