Summary |
"The Continuum Encyclopedia of Young Adult Literature is the only reference guide to the brave new world of YA literature. It consists of some 1,000 (mostly) signed articles by 180 contributors. Among the authors, educators, graphic artists, and publishing professionals written about in this book are Douglas Adams, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Chris Crutcher, Will Eisner, James Cross Giblin, Virginia Hamilton, Karen Hesse, S.E. Hinton, Diana Wynne Jones, Bel Kaufman, Robert Lipsyte, Linda Sue Park, Ohillip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Peter Sis, Art Spiegleman, Dorothy S. Strickland, J. R. R. Tolkien, Chris Van Allsburg, Rita Williams-Garcia, Jane Yolen, Paul Zindel, and many others. Some of the people written about are also contributors."--BOOK JACKET. |