[PDF] Humor In Young Adult Literature eBook

Author : Walter Hogan
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810850729

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Celebrates the accomplishments of YA authors acclaimed for producing high-quality comedies, who have not yet been treated in a book-length bio-critical study. Simultaneously, it reminds readers that no matter how funny an author of fiction may be, if he shows off his wit in ways that fail to play a natural role in advancing his narrative, he is not writing good fiction. To demonstrate this, humorous passages are presented to illustrate the contribution a sense of humor can make to a work of fiction. The book is arranged topically to facilitate a comparison of distinctive treatments by various authors of adolescent life events, such as sibling rivalry, bullies, and first dates.

Author : Sherman Alexie
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0316219304

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A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.

Author : Andrew Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1442444940

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A teen at boarding school grapples with life, love, and rugby in this unforgettable novel that is “alternately hilarious and painful, awkward and enlightening” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy. Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications with the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart. Filled with hand-drawn infographics and illustrations and told in a pitch-perfect voice, this realistic depiction of a teen’s experience strikes an exceptional balance of hilarious and heartbreaking.

Author : John Kennedy Toole
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0802197620

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).

Author : Lance Rubin
Publisher : Ember
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,59 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0525644709

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A tragicomic story of bad dates, bad news, bad performances, and one girl's determination to find the funny in high school from the author of Denton Little's Deathdate. Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she's hilarious. It might be a long wait, though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie has kept her jokes to herself. Well, to herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on the second day of tenth grade, the funniest guy in school actually laughs at a comment she makes in the lunch line and asks her to join the improv troupe. Maybe he's even . . . flirting? Just when Winnie's ready to say yes to comedy again, her father reveals that he's been diagnosed with ALS. That is . . . not funny. Her dad's still making jokes, though, which feels like a good thing. And Winnie's prepared to be his straight man if that's what he wants. But is it what he needs? Caught up in a spiral of epically bad dates, bad news, and bad performances, Winnie's struggling to see the humor in it all. But finding a way to laugh is exactly what will see her through. **A Junior Library Guild Selection**

Author : Katherine Toth Bucher
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 14,3 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN :

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Contemporary and practice, this edition remains comprehensive enough to ensure that teachers understand today's adolescents and the literature that engages them, while still remaining brief enough to give teachers the opportunity to read the books discussed.

Author : Bridget Higgins
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 2017-09-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781975643294

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This adult novelty book with its sarcastic title and cover image makes for a funny birthday or graduation gag-gift for an 18-year-old or any young adult in need of a hint to start acting like an adult. The book is a gag gift but the content has some useful information for young adults.We want you to be happy with your purchase so please log in to your Amazon account to access full-view of the sample pages on the 'Look Inside' tool before purchasing. All novelty books printed on a non-glossy industry standard white paper stock.Visit Bridget's Amazon page to view more adult novelty books:www.amazon.com/author/bridgethiggins

Author : Johansel Estrella
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2018-07-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781724422149

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Describing life in New York everyday as am living it.

Author : Alleen Pace Nilsen
Publisher : Studies in Young Adult Literat
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :

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"Names in one book can lead readers to make similar observations about names and naming when they read other books. Studying name choice is a wonderful first step in introducing readers to the concept of literary criticism as pleasurable and informative. Public and school librarians, college instructors of young adult literature, teachers of creative writing, high school English teachers, and anyone else who is interested in young adult literature will find this book valuable and engaging."--Jacket.