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Kadohata, Cynthia, 118
Kaiser Family Foundation, 191–192
Kalman, Maira, 112
Kan, Kat, 168, 177
Kane, Bob, 166
Kapinos, Tina, 117
Karl, Jean, 41
Katchor, Ben, 169
Katims, Jason, 63–64
The Katzenjammer Kids (comic strip), 166
Keesha’s House (Frost), 80, 87
Kerr, M. E., 31, 41, 156, 157, 158
Kett, Joseph F., 4, 5, 16–17
Kids (movie), 65
Kids and Family Reading Report, 189
Killing Mr. Griffin (Duncan), 54
Kimmel, Michael, 131–132, 133, 137
Kindler e-book reader, 193, 194
King, Stephen, 177
Kingston, Maxine Hong, 43
Kishimoto, Masashi, 173
Kissing Tennessee (Appelt), 83
The Kite Runner (Hosseini), 128
Kit’s Wilderness (Almond), 78, 79, 80, 103
Klass, David, 103
Klause, Annette Curtis, 65, 100
Klein, Norma, 30, 144, 156
Kloer, Phil, 116
Kluger, Steve, 160, 194
Kmart, 127
Knopf (publisher), 112, 114, 128, 181
Knudson, R. R., 84
Koelling, Holly, 84, 98, 102, 184
Koertge, Ron, 41, 86–87, 133, 157
Kohlberg, Lawrence, 7
Konigsberg, Bill, 160
Korine, Harmony, 65
Korman, Gordon, 195
Kriney, Marilyn, 34
Kuklin, Susan, 55, 182
Kushman, Rick, 63
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Labor, Department of, 188
Lake, Ricki, 50
Lamb, Annette, 191
Lambert, Janet, 38
Lanagan, Margo, 80, 83, 115
The Land (Taylor), 106
Landau, Elaine, 184
Lane, Rose Wilder, 9
Lanes, Selma, 62
Larbalestier, Justine, 126, 127
Larrick, Nancy, 43
Larsen, Hope, 171
Lasky, Kathryn, 182, 183
Last Gasp (publisher), 64
Last Night I Sang to the Monster (Saenz), 130
Latinos
anthologies by, 85
awards for writers, 127
census categories, 124
in GLBT novels, 155, 158
mixed race considerations, 124, 125
in Seventies’ literature, 45–46
tracking books by/on, 125–126
Lauber, Patricia, 182, 183
Lavin, Michael R., 167
Lawrence-Pietroni, Anna, 60
Leaky Cauldron website, 97
Lee and Low (publisher), 46, 127
Lee, Gus, 43
LeGuin, Ursula K., 101–102
Lehman, Carolyn, 149
Lemire, Jeff, 177
Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events, 114
Lena (Woodson), 145
Lennertz, Carl, 114
Lennon, John, 80
Lerangis, Peter, 195
Lerner (publisher), 177
lesbian literature. See GLBT
Lester, Julius, 44
Let the Hurricane Roar (Lane), 9
Lethem, Jonathan, 175
Leviathan (Westerfeld), 200
Levine, Arthur, 65
Levithan, David, 87, 135, 160, 196
Levitz, Paul, 172
Lewin, Tamar, 151
Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman, 19
Liar (Larbalestier), 126
Library Journal, 8, 176
Library of Congress, 197
Library Trends journal, 46
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler (Giblin), 183
Life as We Knew It (Pfeffer), 103
Life as We Know It (tv show), 162
Life Is Funny (Franks), 83
Life magazine, 180
Life of Pi (Martel), 115
Lincoln (Freedman), 181, 183
Link, Kelly, 83
Lipstick Jihad (Moaveni), 128
Lipsyte, Robert, 29, 30, 41
literacy, concerns about, 189–192
literary manga, 175
literary merit, 77–80
Little Brother (Doctorow), 103
Little, Brown (publisher)
crossover books, 118
early YA books, 9
graphic novels, 169
mean girl books, 93, 94
vampire romance books, 99
Little Chicago (Rapp), 138
Little House series, 47
Little Lit series, 169
Little Little (Kerr), 41
Little Lulu (Buell), 172
Little Nemo (comic strip), 166
Little Women (Alcott), 8
Living Dead Girl (Scott), 152
Llewellyn (publisher), 92
Lloyd, David, 168
Lockdown (Tullson), 134
Lodge, Sally, 112, 114
London, Jack, 81
London Times, 115
Lone Cowboy (James), 8
Long, John, 123
A Long Way From Chicago (Peck), 83, 107
Longmans Green (publisher), 9
Look magazine, 18
Looking for Alaska (Green), 78, 79, 164
Lord, Bette Bao, 43
Los Angeles Times, 62, 67, 91, 100
Louie, David Wong, 43
Love and Sex (Donoghue), 159
Love Is the Higher Law (Leviathan), 135
Lowry, Lois, 31
Lucas, George, 38
Luna (Peters), 160
Luxe series, 94
Lyga, Barry, 163, 176
Lynch, Chris, 58, 80, 83, 139, 148
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M. C. Higgins the Great (Hamilton), 44
Macaulay, David, 60, 112–113, 179
MacDonald, Steve, 116
MacDowell Colony (New Hampshire), 116
Mackler, Carolyn, 161
Maestro, Betsy, 181
magazines. See specific magazines
Maguire, Gregory, 139
Mahy, Margaret, 98
Make Lemonade (Wolff), 86
Making Mischief (Maguire), 139
Making Up Megaboy (Walter), 65, 68
Malice (Wooding), 200
Mallrats (movie), 63
Malloy, Brian, 160
Man without a Face (Holland), 156
Manchester Guardian, 94
manga, 173–176
Manga (Thompson), 173
manhwa, 176
Manic D (publisher), 64
Marcato Books (publisher), 182
Marchetta, Melina, 78
Marcus, Leonard, 97
Margaret A. Edwards Award
Alex Award and, 121
Crutcher and, 137
diversity and, 127
in Eighties, 41
GLBT novels and, 156, 159
graphic novels and, 177
Myers and, 136
purpose, 27
sexual content in novels and, 144
in Sixties/Seventies, 29, 31
speculative fiction and, 101
Margaux with an X (Koertge), 87
market research in YA field, 12–13, 40
Marr, Melissa, 95
Marrin, Albert, 182
Marschall, Richard, 165
Marshall, James, 112
Marston, William Moulton, 172
Martel, Yann, 115
Martin, Ann, 177, 194
Martinez, Victor, 62
Marvel Comics (publisher), 167, 177
Maryland State Department of Education, 190
Masters of American Comics, 176
Mattson, Dirk P., 68
Maughan, Shannon, 196
Maus (Spiegelman), 167, 168
Maus II (Spiegelman), 168
Maximum Ride series, 118, 177
Maxwell, William, 22
Maynard, Joyce, 118, 135
Mazer, Ann, 82
Mazer, Harry, 82
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Mazer, Norma Fox, 65, 145
McAvoy, Thomas, 180
McCafferty, Megan, 95
McCaffrey, Anne, 101–102
McCall’s magazine, 15
McCampbell, Darlene Z., 82
McCaughrean, Geraldine, 78
McDaniel, Lurleen, 95
McDermott, Gerald, 48
McDonald, Janet, 129
McElderry, Margaret, 19, 42–43, 46
McGrath, Charles, 82
McKay, Winsor, 166
McNamee, Graham, 108
Me, Me, Me, Me (Kerr), 41
Meader, Stephen W., 10
mean girl books, 93–95
Mecoy, Bob, 168
Meet Corliss Archer (radio show), 13
Mehta, Gita, 43
Meldrum, Christina, 117
Meltzer, Brad, 175
Meltzer, Milton, 181
The Method (Walker), 158
Metzger, George, 167
Meyer, Carolyn, 105
Meyer, Stephanie, 81, 95, 99–100, 177
MH–18 magazine, 63
Michael L. Printz Award
chick lit and, 89
criticisms of, 80–81
crossover books and, 115, 116
defining literary merit, 77–80
experimentation and, 194
GLBT novels and, 157, 159, 161, 164
graphic novels and, 128, 171
Myers and, 136
mystery-suspense and, 107
in New Millennium, 75–76, 85, 87
in Nineties, 62, 69–70
nonfiction books and, 183
record of diversity, 127–128
sexual content in novels and, 146, 148
speculative fiction and, 103
Mickey Mouse Magazine (comic book), 166
Middle East, 128
middle school literature, 51–53, 59
military draft, 30
Millennium (time period), 75–87, 156–157, 159
Miller, Edwin, 37–38
Miller, Frank, 167
Miller, Laura, 89
Million Dollar Fiction Factory, 8
Millions of Cats (Gag), 166
Milton, John, 104
Mind Riot (Hirsch), 169
The Misfits (Howe), 134
Missing Angel Juan (Block), 158
Missing the Piano (Rapp), 138
Mistress of Mellyn (Holt), 38
Mitchard, Jacquelyn, 117
Mitchell, Margaret, 27
mixed-race relationships, 123–125, 158
Moaveni, Azadeh, 128
Mohr, Nicholasa, 43, 45
Moll Flanders (Defoe), 101
Monster (Myers), 75–76, 78, 128, 136
Monti, Joe, 90
Moore, Alan, 167, 168
Moore, John Noell, 59
Moore, Perry, 176
Moore, Ruth, 22
moral development, 7
More Bullies in More Books (Bott), 135
Moriarty, Jaclyn, 194
Morrow Junior Books (publisher), 49
Mosle, Sara, 66
Mother Jones magazine, 50
motion picture industry
on adolescence, 6, 13
glamorized violence, 131
on juvenile delinquency, 18
in Nineties, 63, 65
nostalgic movies, 38
slasher movies, 50
Mouly, Francoise, 169
Mountain Light (Yep), 44
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (Head), 143
MTV television network, 63, 92
Mukherjee, Bharati, 43
multiculturalism
anthologies and, 85
GLBT novels and, 155–156, 159
literature of diversity, 125–129
mixed race, 123–125
political correctness and, 46–48
in YA literature, 41–46
multimedia, rise of, 191–192
murder (YA book theme), 65, 66, 131
The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie (Moriarty), 194
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert, 95
Murphy, Jim, 105, 182
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), 176
My America series, 105
My Darling, My Hamburger (Zindel), 143
My Friend’s Got This Problem, Mr. Candler (Glenn), 86
My Heartbeat (Freymann-Weyr), 159
My Most Excellent Year (Kluger), 194
My Name is America series, 105
My So-Called Life (tv show), 63
Myers, Christopher, 76
Myers, Walter Dean, 31, 44, 50, 61, 75–76, 78, 83, 105, 106, 113, 127–128, 129, 136–137, 161
Myracle, Lauren, 95, 161, 194
mystery and suspense, 87, 95, 107–108
Mystery Writers of America, 107
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Nafisi, Azar, 128
Naidoo, Beverly, 83
Namioka, Lensey, 44, 129
Nancy Drew series, 8, 108, 174
Naruto (Kishimoto), 173
Nash, Gary B., 124
Nation publication, 61
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 190
National Book Award
GLBT novels and, 160
graphic novels and, 128, 171, 175
Myers and, 136
in the Nineties, 62, 68
sexual content in novels and, 148
National Book Foundation, 62
National Center for Education Statistics, 7, 55, 201
National Center for Health Statistics, 150
National Center for Victims of Crimes, 145, 146
National Council of Teachers of English
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 69, 195
Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, 164
on literacy, 190
Orbis Pictus Award, 183
on YA literature, 58
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 146
National Defense Education Act, 180
National Endowment for the Arts, 187–189, 197
National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health, 129
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC), 133
Nation’s Report Card, 190
Native Americans, 47–48, 85, 125–126, 128
Navarro, Mireya, 124
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds, 161
NBM (publisher), 174
Nelson, Blake, 118
Nelson, Marilyn, 80, 87, 128
Nelson, R. A., 163
Nelson, Theresa, 158
New Fun 1 (comic book), 166
New Moon (Meyer), 99
New York Comic Con, 175, 176
New York Times
anti-bullying technique, 135
on audiobooks, 197
on couture in YA books, 94
on crossover books, 111
on graphic novels, 168, 177
Harry Potter series, 96
Hentoff article, 26
Hinton article, 26
on human sexuality, 141
on mean girl books, 93
on mixed-race categories, 124
on oral sex, 150
on reading trends, 188
on short stories, 82
Teen-Age Bill of Rights, 13
trends in YA literature, 90
on youth market, 62
New York Times Book Review, 85
New York Times Sunday Magazine, 66
New York World, 165
New Yorker magazine, 82, 167, 169, 193
Newbery Medal about, 68, 183
early YA novels, 26
horror fiction and, 101
multiculturalism and, 44
Myers and, 136
nonfiction and, 183
Newman, Andrew Adam, 197
Newman, Paul, 168
Newsweek magazine, 130, 199
Nicholson, George, 40, 52, 59, 60
Nielsen, Jakob, 192
Night Kites (Kerr), 41, 156, 157
Nightmare on Elm Street (movie), 50
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bsp; Nilsen, Alleen Pace, 49, 50, 51
911 (Aronson, Carus, and Cart), 135
Nineteen Minutes (Picoult), 134
Nineties (time period), 49–56, 57–71, 156–158
Nixon, Joan Lowery, 95, 107
Nixon, Richard, 180
No Name Calling Week, 134
No Place to Be (Berck), 55
Nolan, Han, 65, 139
nonfiction, 179–185
Nonfiction Books for Young Adults from Delight to Wisdom (Abrahamson and Carter), 121, 181, 182
Norrie, Christine, 171
Norris, Shana, 135
A Northern Light (Donnelley), 80
Norton, Andre, 19
Norvell, George W., 21
nostalgia, 38
novels as collections of linked stories, 83
Noyes, Deborah, 83
Nye, Naomi Shihab, 85, 128
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 118
Obama, Barack, 124
O’Connor, John J., 141
O’Connor, Sandra Day, 108
Octavian Nothing (Anderson), 79–80, 106
Odyssey Award, 198, 199, 200
OEL manga, 174
O’Hara, John, 82, 161
Oklahoma City bombing, 131
Okutoro, Lydia Omolola, 85
Olsen, Ray, 101
On the Wings of Heroes (Peck), 107
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies (Sones), 86
145th Street (Myers), 83
online reading, 192–193
Opper, Frederick, 166
Optic Nerve (Tomine), 168
oral sex, 150–151
Orbis Pictus (Comenius), 179
Orbis Pictus Award, 183
Orchard Books (publisher), 53
Oryx Press (publisher), 182
O’Shea, Michael V., 5
Out of the Dust (Hesse), 86
Outcault, R. F., 165
The Outsiders (Hinton), 25, 143
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Pacer Books series, 40
Pagliarulo, Antonio, 94
Palladino, Grace, 5, 6, 64
Pamela (Richardson), 101
Pantheon (publisher), 128, 169
Paper Towns (Green), 198
paperback books, 38–41, 50–51, 54, 95
Paradise Lost (Milton), 104
paranormal genre, 95, 101
parents’ manuals, 4–5
Parker, Carla, 59, 60
Parker, Kathleen, 108
Parker, Robert B., 117
Parrot in the Oven (Martinez), 62
Partridge, Elizabeth, 80, 182, 184
Party of Five (tv show), 63
Pascal, Francine, 39
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw, 181
Paterson, Katherine, 105
Patterson, James, 108, 117–118, 177
Paulsen, Gary, 41
Pawuk, Mike, 177
Pearson, Mary, 103
Pearson, Ridley, 117
Pease, Howard, 10
Peck, Richard, 25, 27, 29, 31, 40, 41, 46–47, 54, 83, 107, 145
Peck, Robert Newton, 32, 54
pedophilia (YA book theme), 65, 147, 152
Pedro and Me (Winick), 183
Peet, Mal, 106
Pendragon series, 177
