<span><span>This book looks at literature that features young adults who either identify themselves as artists or use the arts in very intentional ways to help create a sense of self in their adolescent lives. The authors examine a number of books...
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This book looks at literature that features young adults who either identify themselves as artists or use the arts in very intentional ways to help create a sense of self in their adolescent lives. The authors examine a number of books featuring teens who engage in music, poetry, painting, and various other means of artistic expression.
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Identity and the Artist; 2 Crafting an Identity as an Artist; 3 The Arts and Loss; 4 The Arts and Solace: Abandonment, Abuse, and Mental Illness; 5 Friends, Enemies, Rivals, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends; 6 Parents, Teachers, and Other Mentors: Adults as Positive and Negative Influences on Young Artists; 7 Art and Young Adult Literature: Art in Literature, Literature about Art, Literature as Art; Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography; Appendix B: Using the Arts Pedagogically; Young Adult Books Cited; Secondary Sources Cited; Index; About the Authors