Young adult literature and spirituality : how to unlock deeper understanding with class discussion / William Boerman-Cornell, Deborah Vriend Van Duinen, Kristine Alatheia Mensonides Gritter, Xu Bian.
Foreword -- Preface -- Prayers of lament in Internment -- Yearning in The Hate U Give -- Speak and Long Way Down. Graphic novels for prayers of anger -- Confession in Goodbye Days -- Seeing equanimity in brown girl dreaming. Using Havruta -- Thankfulness in The War That Saved My Life -- Louisiana's Way Home and The Poet X as prayers of reconciliation -- Using Havruta to consider Orbiting Jupiter and The Beast Player as prayers of obedience -- Prayers of contemplation in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon -- Finding joy in The Fault in Our Stars through Florilegium -- The Inquisitor's Tale. Using PaRDeS to explore pilgrimage -- Conclusion. Closing our discussion and the books.
Summary:
"This book offers revolutionary approaches to in-class discussions about young adult literature." -- back cover
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