Young adult literature : from romance to realism / Michael Cart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From Sue Barton to the sixties : what's in a name? and other uncertainties -- The sixties and the seventies : the rise of realism and the first golden age -- The eighties : something old, something new : the rise of the paperback series, multicultural literature, and political correctness -- The early nineties : a near death experience -- The rest of the nineties : revival and renaissance -- A new literature for a new millennium : the renaissance continues -- Romancing the retail : of series, superstores, Harry Potter, and such -- So, how adult is young adult : the crossover conundrum -- Meanwhile, back in the real world : immigration, mixed race, and other new realities of teen life -- Sex and other shibboleths : YA comes of age, and not a moment too soon -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature : the controversies continue -- The viz biz : transforming the funnies -- The eyes have it : other visual forms : photoessays and the new nonfiction -- Of books and bytes : multiple literacies, the death of print, and other imponderables.