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Table of Contents Table of Contents Volume 34 Number 3 Summer 2007 Lori Atkins Goodson From the Editors 3 Jim Blasingame Call for Manuscripts & Grant Information 4 Teri Lesesne Dear Joan 6 Jennifer M. Miskec YA by Generation Y: New Writers for New Readers 7 Russell Greinke “Art Is Not a Mirror to Reflect Reality, but a Hammer to Shape It”: 15 How the Changing Lives through Literature Program for Juvenile Offenders Uses Young Adult Novels to Guide Troubled Teens Allison L. Baer Constructing Meaning through Visual Spatial Activities: 21 An ALAN Grant Research Project Kristen Nichols Facts and Fictions: Teen Pregnancy in Young Adult Literature 30 Sharon Pajka-West Perceptions of Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature 39 Lori Atkins Goodson Clip and File A1–A8 Eva Gold Teaching (W)holes: Wordplay and Reversals in Louis Sachar’s Holes 46 Ruth Caillouet Tom Fick Jeffrey S. Kaplan Recent Research in Young Adult Literature: Three Predominant Strands of Study: 53 The Research Connection Kenan Metzger Opening Dialogue amidst Conflict: 61 Jill Adams Utilizing Young Adult Literature in the Classroom to Combat Bullying Cicely Denean Cobb The Day That Daddy’s Baby Girl Is Forced to Grow Up: 67 The Development of Adolescent Female Subjectivity in Mildred D. Taylor’s The Gold Cadillac M. Jerry Weiss The Publishers’ Connection 77 THE ALAN REVIEW Summer 2007 T ◆ H ◆ E Instructions for Authors ALAN REVIEW ABOUT THE ALAN REVIEW. The ALAN Review is a peer-reviewed (refereed) journal published by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English. It is devoted solely to the field of literature for Co-editors James Blasingame, james [email protected] adolescents. It is published three times per academic year (fall, winter, and summer) and is sent to all members, Arizona State University individual and institutional, of ALAN (The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE). Members of ALAN need not Lori Atkins Goodson, be members of NCTE. lagoodson@cox net THE ALAN REVIEW publishes reviews of and articles on literature for adolescents and the teaching of that literature: Wamego Middle School, Wamego, Kansas research studies, papers presented at professional meetings, surveys of the literature, critiques of the literature, articles about authors, comparative studies across genre and/or cultures, articles on ways to teach the literature to adolescents, YA Book Review Editor Lori Atkins Goodson and interviews of authors. Middle School Claudia Katz, National Louis Connection Editor University AUDIENCE. Many of the individual members of ALAN are classroom teachers of English in middle, junior, and senior high schools. Other readers include university faculty members in English and/or Education programs, researchers in High School Kay Smith, Utah the field of adolescent literature, librarians, authors, publishers, reading teachers and teachers of other related content Connection Editor Valley State College areas. ALAN has members in all 50 states and a number of foreign countries. Research Connection Jeffrey S. Kaplan, University Editor of Central Florida PREFERRED STYLE. Manuscripts should usually be no longer than fifteen double-spaced, typed pages. A manuscript Publishers Connection M. Jerry Weiss, Jersey City submitted for consideration should deal specifically with literature for adolescents and/or the teaching of that literature. Editor State College, Emeritus It should have a clearly defined topic and be scholarly in content, as well as practical and useful to people working with and/or studying adolescents and their literature. Research studies and papers should be treated as articles rather Professional Resource William Broz, Connection Editor University of Northern Iowa than formal reports. Stereotyping on the basis of sex, race, age, etc., should be avoided, as should gender-specific terms such as “chairman.” Library Connection Diane P. Tuccillo, Mesa Public Editor Library, Mesa, Arizona MANUSCRIPT FORMAT. Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout, including quotations and bibliographies. Non Print YAL Jean Brown, Rhode Island A title page with author’s name, affiliation, address, and a short professional biographical sketch should be included. Connection Editor College The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript pages; however, pages should be numbered. Short quotations, as permitted under “fair use” in the copyright law, must be carefully documented within the manuscript and in the Editorial Review Board bibliography. Longer quotations and complete poems or short stories must be accompanied by written permission of Lawrence Baines, University of Toledo the copyright owner. Katherine Barr, San Francisco, California Kylene Beers, Yale University Author interviews should be accompanied by written permission of the interviewed author to publish the interview Jean Borren, Northern Arizona University in The ALAN Review. Interviewers should indicate to authors that publication is subject to review of an editorial board. Cynthia A. Bowman, Columbus, Ohio The title of The ALAN Review should not be used to gain an interview. Linda Broughton, University of South Alabama Jean E. Brown, Warwick, Rhode Island Original short tables and figures should be double-spaced and placed on a separate sheet at the end of the John “Jack” Bushman, University of Kansas manuscript. Notations should appear in the text for proper placement of tables and figures. Michael Cart, Chico, California Melissa Comer, Cumberland College The ALAN Review prefers the use of the Publications Manual of the Modern Language Association (MLA). Chris Crowe, Brigham Young University A 3 1/2-inch IBM compatible disk in a recent version of Word format must accompany all manuscripts. Disks must be Pat Daniel, University of South Florida clearly labeled with author’s name, manuscript title, disk format, and file title. Kevin Dupree, University of Southern Mississippi Joan Elliot, Indiana University of Pennsylvania SUBMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT. Send three clear copies and a disk of the manuscript to: Bonnie Ericson, California State University at Northridge Dr. James Blasingame, Co-Editor, The ALAN Review, Department of English/English Education, College of Liberal Arts Ted Fabiano, Blue Valley Northwest High School and Sciences, P.O. box 870302, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-0302. Karen Ford, Ball State University Nena Foster-Pritchard, North Olmsted High School, Ohio Include a self-addressed stamped envelope to which return stamps are clipped. The manuscript cannot be returned if Montye Fuse, Arizona State University the envelope and stamps are not included. Articles submitted only by facsimile or e-mail cannot be considered, except Marshall George, Fordham University when sent from overseas. Wendy Glenn, University of Connecticut Gail P. Gregg, Florida International University REVIEW PROCESS. Each manuscript will receive a blind review by the editor and at least two members of the Robin Denise Groce, Mississippi State University editorial review board, unless the length, style, or content makes it inappropriate for publication. Usually, authors Kay Bushman Haas, Ottawa, Kansas should expect to hear the results within eight weeks. Manuscripts are judged for the contribution they make to the Judith Hayn, University of Arkansas, Little Rock Kathy Headley, Clemson University field of adolescent literature, clarity and cohesiveness, timeliness, and freshness of approach. Selection also depends Sarah Herz, Westport, Connecticut on the manuscript’s contribution to the overall balance of the journal. Kaavonia M. Hinton-Johnson, Old Dominion University PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES. The ALAN Review assumes that accepted manuscripts have not been published previ­ Jaime Hylton, University of New England Rita Karr, Oklahoma Road Middle School, Maryland ously in any other journals and/or books, nor will they be published subsequently without permission of The ALAN Review. Joan Kaywell, University of South Florida Should the author submit the manuscript to more than one publication, he/she should notify The ALAN Review. If a Kathryn Kelly, Radford University submitted or accepted manuscript is accepted by another publication prior to publication in The ALAN Review, the Patricia P. Kelly, Virginia Tech author should immediately withdraw the manuscript from publication in The ALAN Review. Daphne Key, Papillon, Nebraska Teri S. Lesesne, Sam Houston State University Manuscripts that are accepted may be edited for clarity, accuracy, readability, and publication style. Terry C. Ley, Auburn University, Emeritus Rob Lockhart, Morehead State University Upon publication, the author will receive two copies of The ALAN Review in which the article appears. Publication usually Caroline McKinney, University of Colorado at Boulder occurs within 18 months of acceptance. Arlene Harris Mitchell, University of Cincinnati William R. Mollineaux, Sedgwick Middle School, Connecticut DEADLINES. Please observe these deadlines if you wish to have your article considered for a particular Elaine O’Quinn, Appalachian State issue of The ALAN Review. Elizabeth Poe, University of West Virginia FALL ISSUE Deadline: MAY 15 Suzanne Reid, Emory and Henry College WINTER ISSUE Deadline: OCTOBER 15 Gary Salvner, Youngstown State University SUMMER ISSUE Deadline: FEBRUARY 15 Barbara G. Samuels, University of Houston at Clear Lake John S. Simmons, Florida State University, Emeritus Cover credits: The ALAN Review cover was designed by Jim Blasingame. Credit lines for individual book jackets
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