Teen Books For Adults (H901)

H – Literature

Get a taste of young adult literature by reading and discussing three award-winning books published for adolescents. How good do you think it is? What topics are addressed? Why are so many young adult books being challenged? Participants must read the book-of-the-week prior to attending class and be prepared for guided discussion, critical analysis, and personal responses. The chosen award-winning books represent a variety of genre, multicultural characters, and both new and established authors. All books this year have won significant awards, and we will discuss the why. The instructor will provide author and background information as appropriate, using both power point and video clips.

Three books to be read prior to class:

Week 1: A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING by Dan Santat

Week 2: I MUST BETRAY YOU by Ruta Sepetys

Week 3: DIG by A.S. King

This offering meets for a total of 3 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Peggy Dillner

DILLNER, PEGGY–Retired director of the University of Delaware’s Education Resource Center, young adult literature instructor and coordinator of the school library program at the University of Delaware until June 2012. Prior to UD, spent 32 years working in Delaware public schools, mostly as a school librarian.

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