From wallflowers to bulletproof families : the power of disability in young adult narratives /

"Uses of disability in literature are often problematic and harmful to disabled people. This is also true, of course, in children's and young adult literature, but interestingly, when disability is paired and confused with adolescence in narratives, interesting, complex arcs often arise. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meyer, Abbye E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2022]
Series:	Children's Literature Association series.
Subjects:	Youth with disabilities in literature. Children with disabilities in literature. People with disabilities in literature. Characters and characteristics in literature. Young adult literature > History and criticism. Young adult literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Radical readings of Adolescence and Disability
Wallflowers: Disability as the Young Adult Voice
Fruits: Disability as a Literary Metaphor
Freaks: Disability as a Catalyst for Growth
Accidents: Disability as a Political Identity
Bulletproof Families: Disability as the Unifier
Conclusion: Solidarity in Expression and Action
Notes
Bibliography
Credits
Index.