Michelle Ann Abate - Print Media

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The New York Times

Click below to read an invited opinion piece that I wrote for The New York Times about young adult literature’s engagement with difficult topics.

A Role for Children's LiteratureThe iconoclastic nature of young adult literature began in the 1960s, with writers tackling subjects once forbidden.

The New York Times

Click below to read an invited opinion piece that I wrote for The New York Times about politics and children’s literature.

Children's Books Should Offer a Political PrimerBooks for young readers should strive to instill political literacy, exposing children to an array of controversial subjects and an array of perspectives.

Penguin Random House

Comics Education in Conversation: Michelle Ann Abate - Penguin Random House Secondary EducationMichelle Ann Abate is Professor of Literature for Children and Young Adults at The Ohio State University. She is the author of six books of literary criticism, including Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History (2008) which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Her most recent book, No Kids Allowed: Children’s Literature for Adults, was

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