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Childhood Studies: Young Adult Literature

This research guide supports Dr. Vallone's Spring 2024 Young Adult Literature course.

Encyclopedias and Bibliographies

Oxford Bibliographies Online: Childhood Studies: Rutgers-restricted resource that is international and cross-cultural in scope, transcending narrow geographical confines and analyzing modern and historical childhoods both locally and globally.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies: Rutgers-restricted resource. An interdisciplinary encyclopedia covering topics related to children and childhood studies.

Critical Survey of Young Adult LiteratureRutgers-restricted resource. A collection of essays on young adult literature related to biographies, plot summaries, film adaptations, themes, and genres.

Searching for Background Info

SAGE Reference: Rutgers-restricted. Large, multi-disciplinary collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference sources.

ProQuest Ebook Central: Rutgers-restricted. Large collection of ebooks, including reference sources.

QuickSearch: Search the libraries' collection. Search by keyword and then narrow down by Resource Type. Try books and reference entries for finding background info.