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Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults - Brave New Teenagers (Hardcover, New)
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Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults - Brave New Teenagers (Hardcover, New)
Series: Children's Literature and Culture
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Winner of the Children's Literature Association Edited Book Award
From the jaded, wired teenagers of M.T. Anderson's Feed to the
spirited young rebels of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy,
the protagonists of Young Adult dystopias are introducing a new
generation of readers to the pleasures and challenges of dystopian
imaginings. As the dark universes of YA dystopias continue to flood
the market,Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave
New Teenagers offers a critical evaluation of the literary and
political potentials of this widespread publishing phenomenon. With
its capacity to frighten and warn, dystopian writing powerfully
engages with our pressing global concerns: liberty and
self-determination, environmental destruction and looming
catastrophe, questions of identity and justice, and the
increasingly fragile boundaries between technology and the self.
When directed at young readers, these dystopian warnings are
distilled into exciting adventures with gripping plots and
accessible messages that may have the potential to motivate a
generation on the cusp of adulthood. This collection enacts a
lively debate about the goals and efficacy of YA dystopias, with
three major areas of contention: do these texts reinscribe an old
didacticism or offer an exciting new frontier in children's
literature? Do their political critiques represent conservative or
radical ideologies? And finally, are these novels high-minded
attempts to educate the young or simply bids to cash in on a
formula for commercial success? This collection represents a
prismatic and evolving understanding of the genre, illuminating its
relevance to children's literature and our wider culture.
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