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Is there a canon for Young A dult literature?

Is there a canon for Young A dult literature?. Helen Sykes IFTE Conference Auckland 2011. What is a ‘canon’?. Introductory activity: Rock and roll hall of fame

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Is there a canon for Young A dult literature?

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  1. Is there a canon for Young Adult literature? Helen Sykes IFTE Conference Auckland 2011

  2. What is a ‘canon’? • Introductory activity: • Rock and roll hall of fame • From Parker & Morrison, Masters in Pieces: The English Canon for the Twenty-first Century. Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2006

  3. Some of the questions asked Who compiled the list? What kind of people seem to have been excluded from the list? How might the list have been different if some of those people had been able to vote? Should every vote have equal weight? Why are there very few titles from recent years?

  4. Is there a canon of Young Adult literature? • Sub-title: • In particular, of those Young Adult books used in secondary English classrooms

  5. My ‘canon’ of books that work in the classroom Some golden oldies Some of the most exciting recent titles Some little known gems Drawn from a range of types of text, including visual texts, verse novels and non-fiction To suit a diverse range of readers

  6. Source of some of these recommendations Choices for English: books, films and other texts that work by Deb McPherson, Helen Sykes and Ernie Tucker Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne, 2009

  7. Some classics

  8. The original golden oldies • Bridge to Terabithia • The Cay • Island of the Blue Dolphins • I Am David • The Silver Sword • Tuck Everlasting • Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH • Goodnight Mister Tom In Australia • Playing Beattie Bow • Pastures of the Blue Crane • Storm Boy • Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo

  9. Adult classics for middle secondary • To Kill a Mockingbird • Nineteen Eighty-Four • Animal Farm • Brave New World • Of Mice and Men • The Catcher in the Rye • Lord of the Flies • The Old Man and the Sea

  10. More recent ‘classics’ • So Much to Tell You • Tomorrow When the War Began • Unreal • Strange Objects • The Chocolate War • Breaktime • Holes • The Changeover • Memory • The Watertower • The Rabbits

  11. Some of the most exciting recent titles

  12. Wordless picture book The Arrival by Shaun Tan

  13. Picture books for older readers • The Island • by Armin Greder

  14. Significant use of visual text • The Invention of Hugo Cabret • by Brian Selznick

  15. A perfect class set novel Years 7 to 9 • Trash by Andy Mulligan Funny, moving, thrilling – with multiple voices and a superbly unexpected ending

  16. Senior fiction – transformation of Othello • Exposure • by Mal Peet • Previous titles: • Keeper • The Penalty • (Tamar)

  17. A beautiful picture book • Mirror • by Jeannie Baker

  18. Junior secondary fiction • The 10 PM Question • by Kate De Goldi New Zealand author Challenging title for good readers Rich characterisation

  19. Junior secondary fiction • The Graveyard Book • by Neil Gaiman Beautifully written horror story

  20. Junior secondary fiction • A Small Free Kiss in the Dark • by Glenda Millard • A great text for Melbourne schools

  21. Junior secondary fiction • The Loblolly Boy • by James Norcliffe • New Zealand author • Timeless fantasy

  22. Junior secondary • Krakatoa Lighthouse • by Allan Baillie

  23. International bestseller • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas • by John Boyne

  24. Especially for less able readers • Once • by Morris Gleitzman • Sequels • Then • Now

  25. Middle secondary fiction • Little Brother • by Cory Doctorow • High interest • American • Very contemporary

  26. Middle secondary fiction • Liar • by Justine Larbalestier • The most unreliable narrator in YA fiction

  27. Middle secondary fiction • Mice • by Gordon Reece • Terrific thriller

  28. Senior fiction • Butterfly • by Sonya Hartnett • Adult fiction • Especially for older girls • Great author study for talented readers

  29. Junior to middle secondary fiction • Where the streets had a name by RandaAbdel-Fattah Previous titles: Does My Head Look Big in This? Ten Things I Hate about Me

  30. Junior to middle secondary fiction • No Safe Place • by Deborah Ellis Previous titles: The Parvana trilogy The Heaven Shop

  31. Middle secondary fiction • The Dead I Know • by Scot Gardner Especially for boys

  32. Junior to middle secondary fiction • The Adoration of Jenna Fox • Mary E. Pearson • Good sci-fi • Genetic engineering

  33. Junior to middle secondary fiction • Macbeth and Son • by Jackie French • Did Shakespeare deliberately distort history?

  34. Some little known gems

  35. Middle secondary fiction • Deadline • by Chris Crutcher • American • High interest • Excellent class set title for mixed ability

  36. Senior fiction • The Reluctant Fundamentalist • by MohsinHamid Adult fiction Extended monologue in the voice of a Pakistani man

  37. Senior fiction • The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing • by M. T. Anderson

  38. Verse novel • Cold Skin • Steven Herrick

  39. Verse novel • Motormouth by Sherryl Clark For primary school readers

  40. Short story collection • Interpreter of Maladies • by JhumpaLahiri

  41. Junior secondary fiction • Mahtab’s Story • by Libby Gleeson

  42. Picture book • Ziba Came on a Boat • by Liz Lofthouse, illustrated by Robert Ingpen

  43. Junior secondary fiction • Tamburlaine’s Elephants • by Geraldine McCaughrean

  44. A short story collection • Town • by James Roy • 13 inter-related stories

  45. Junior secondary fiction • Lobster Boy by Rodman Philbrick American author Magic realism Original title: The Young Man and the Sea

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