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Reading Unease

Just Who, Exactly, Is Young Adult Literature Made For?

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Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature

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I first felt the feeling of unease during one of those bright and elusive moments of engaged silence in my 11th grade classroom. Those few times I would cling to as a new teacher when the entire overcrowded classroom, including myself, decided to delve into a book and take part in school promoted “silent sustained reading.”

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Garcia, A. (2013). Reading Unease. In: Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature. Critical Literacy Teaching Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-398-0_1

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