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Book SynopsisThe influence of Shakespeare on American culture is unequivocal. And despite its youth, young adult literature has grown into a literary force majeure. Considering the widespread popularity of both Shakespeare and young adult literature, their pairing can offer teachers and students a wide array of instructional possibilities. Our collection offers secondary (6-12) educators engaging ideas and approaches for pairing Shakespeare's most frequently taught plays alongside young adult novels which often provide a unique examination of a topic that teaching a single text could not afford. The pairings offered in each chapter allow for comparisons in some cases, for extensions in others, and for critique in some.
Trade ReviewNot since Herz and Gallo’s groundbreaking text, From Hinton to Hamlet, first appeared in 1996 have scholars addressed the connection between Shakespeare’s plays and quality Young Adult Literature. The editors bring together YA scholars who inform teachers how Shakespeare’s commonly taught plays pair with robust selections from YA literature. If you think your reading taste buds are too refined for YA Literature, please look at the compelling arguments contained in this volume.
-- Steven T. Bickmore, Associate Professor of English Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas; curator, Dr. Bickmore’s YA Wednesday Blog
An essential resource for English teachers who want to teach BOTH Shakespeare and young adult literature without sacrificing either. Shakespeare and Young Adult Literature: Pairing and Teaching features the Bard’s most frequently taught works such as Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet, paired with recent young adult literature. With chapters written by educators on the vanguard of young adult literature studies, this text gives teachers who love Shakespeare new ways to read the Bard and teachers who love young adult literature fresh angles to tackle contemporary issues. This is a must have book.
-- Joan F. Kaywell, professor of English education, University of South Florida
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION
Pairing and Teaching Shakespeare with Young Adult Literature
Victor Malo-Juvera and Paula Greathouse
CHAPTER 1
Engaging the Classics through Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Reading Jacqueline Woodson’s If
You Come Softly as Complement to Romeo and Juliet
Susan Groenke
CHAPTER 2
Betrayal, Brotherhood, and Belonging: Language and Power in Julius Caesar and The
Chocolate War
Melanie Hundley and Sarah K. Burriss
CHAPTER 3
Revenge, Mental Health, and Suicide: Pairing Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Matthew Quick’s Forgive Me,
Leonard Peacock
Joseph P. Haughey
CHAPTER 4
Reading Hamlet and Monster to Study Identity
Amy Connelly Banks and Chris Crowe
CHAPTER 5
What is the price of ambition? Teaching Macbeth with On the Come Up
Jen McConnel
CHAPTER 6
Using All American Boys to Contextualize Othello: An Exploration in Alterity
Jennifer S. Dail and Michelle B. Goodsite
CHAPTER 7
Othello and My Friend Dahmer: Examining the Beast Within
Lisa Scherff
CHAPTER 8
Monsters Matter: Reimagining Caliban Using Monster Theory
Laura Bolf-Beliveau
CHAPTER 9
Shakespeare VS. The Homosapien Agenda: Exploring Gender in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and Simon vs. The Homosapien Agenda
Pauline Skowron Schmidt and Matthew Kruger-Ross
CHAPTER 10
Secrets and Spies: E. Lockhart’s The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and
Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing
Megan Lynn Isaac
CHAPTER 11
To Write or Not to Write – That’s the Question
Bryan Ripley Crandall
ABOUT THE EDITORS
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX OF SHAKESPEARE AND YA TEXTS
SUBJECT INDEX
