Abstract: Makes a case for the importance of young adult literature about homosexuality and discusses a cross-section of the books that publishers have made available, finding some of them stereotypical and misleading, while others informed and worth reading. (TB)

Title: Honoring Their Stories, Too: Literature for Gay and Lesbian Teens.
Author: Cart, Michael
Journal Citation: ALAN Review, v25 n1 p40-45 Fall 1997
ISSN: 0882-2840
Publication Year: 1997
Document Type: Journal Article (080); Position Paper (120)
Target Audience: Policymakers
ERIC Identifier: EJ556755
Clearinghouse Identifier: CS754591
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Descriptors: * Adolescent Literature; Adolescents; Elementary Secondary Education; Homophobia; * Homosexuality; * Stereotypes

Identifiers: *Homosexual Literature