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The Heart Has Its Reasons
Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004
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2006
Summary
Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals to find positive role models in fiction either written or published expressly for them or—if published for adults—relevant to them and their lives.
The Heart Has Its Reasons examines these issues and critically evaluates the body of literature published for young adults that offers homosexual themes and characters. Cart and Jenkins chart the evolution of the field of YA literature having GLBTQ (gay/lesbian/bisexual, transgendered, and/or queer/questioning) content. They identify titles that are remarkable either for their excellence or failures, noting the stereotypic, wrongheaded, and outdated books as well as the accurate, thoughtful, and tactful titles. Useful criteria for evaluating books with GLBTQ content are provided. Books and resources of all types are reviewed based on a model that uses the category descriptors of Homosexual Visibility, Gay Assimilation, and Queer Consciousness/Community. An annotated bibliography and a number of author-title lists of books discussed in the text arranged by subject round out this valuable reference for teachers, librarians, parents, and young adults.
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Copyright year
2006
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-5071-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-3420-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
207
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Table of Contents No access
Timeline of Events Relevant to GLBTQ Youth No access
Introduction No access
1. Give Us Faces No access Pages 1 - 16
2. The 1970s: What Donovan Wrought No access Pages 17 - 39
3. The 1980s: Annie on my Mind and Beyond No access Pages 40 - 81
4. The 1990s: Was More Less? No access Pages 82 - 127
5. A New Literature for a New Century? No access Pages 128 - 164
6. What a Wonderful World? Some Final Thoughts No access Pages 165 - 168
Appendix A: Model for GLBTQ Portrayals/Inclusion in YA Fiction No access Pages 169 - 172
Appendix B: Bibliography of Secondary Sources No access Pages 173 - 176
Appendix C: Young Adult Novels with GLBTQ Content, 1969-2004, Author /Title Bibliography with GLBTQ Portrayal, Inclusion and Narrative Role No access Pages 177 - 184
Appendix D: Young Adult Fiction with GLBTQ Content, 1969-2004: A Chronological Bibliography No access Pages 185 - 192
